Lord Sinister (Secrets & Scandals book 3)
“As her brain assimilated that, she heard Julian’s voice. He seemed far away, shouting across a vast distance. How ridiculous, she thought, he stood right beside her.
“Get down!” He threw his body against hers, just as the second shot went off.
Landing hard, the back of her head connected soundly against the latticework of roots at the base of the tree. The air escaped her lungs in a whoosh. Julian lay over her, the entire length of his body covering hers. She couldn’t draw in a bre...ath. The world around her tilted and a loud buzzing filled her ears. Her limbs grew heavy and numb.
“Breathe, Amelia,” Julian said, his voice distorted, as if speaking through water.
She couldn’t do it, she thought, and started to drift. But her husband’s voice sounded again, demanding she stay with him. And she wanted to. Dear God, she wanted that above anything else.
With every ounce of strength she could summon, Amelia parted her lips and sucked in some precious air. After several more breaths, she opened her eyes, the ache in the back of her head pounding with each beat of her heart.MoreLess
“Get down!” He threw his body against hers, just as the second shot went off.
Landing hard, the back of her head connected soundly against the latticework of roots at the base of the tree. The air escaped her lungs in a whoosh. Julian lay over her, the entire length of his body covering hers. She couldn’t draw in a bre...ath. The world around her tilted and a loud buzzing filled her ears. Her limbs grew heavy and numb.
“Breathe, Amelia,” Julian said, his voice distorted, as if speaking through water.
She couldn’t do it, she thought, and started to drift. But her husband’s voice sounded again, demanding she stay with him. And she wanted to. Dear God, she wanted that above anything else.
With every ounce of strength she could summon, Amelia parted her lips and sucked in some precious air. After several more breaths, she opened her eyes, the ache in the back of her head pounding with each beat of her heart.MoreLess
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