Phantom in Time
“She knew he was headed for disaster, yet she felt powerless to help him. The incident with the intruder bashing him across the jaw had proved how vulnerable he really was, and how inept she might be to protect him from a truly determined assassin.
Even though she rationally knew he likely would not be murdered before August, anxiety over his safety dogged her. What if the next attacker bore a knife or gun instead of brass knuckles? Jacques could be dead within the blinking of an eye, perhaps ev...en while she stood helplessly on the sidelines.
She was also shaken by how much she felt drawn to him, despite his reckless disregard of her warnings. She knew she must look out for her own emotional welfare. He might well be doomed no matter what she did—and the more involved with him she became, the greater her emotional devastation if she lost him, or even if she made her way back to the present to be with dear Gran.
Thus she resisted Jacques's overtures during these last days leading up to dress rehearsal and the premiere, and made excuses not to date him at night.MoreLess
Even though she rationally knew he likely would not be murdered before August, anxiety over his safety dogged her. What if the next attacker bore a knife or gun instead of brass knuckles? Jacques could be dead within the blinking of an eye, perhaps ev...en while she stood helplessly on the sidelines.
She was also shaken by how much she felt drawn to him, despite his reckless disregard of her warnings. She knew she must look out for her own emotional welfare. He might well be doomed no matter what she did—and the more involved with him she became, the greater her emotional devastation if she lost him, or even if she made her way back to the present to be with dear Gran.
Thus she resisted Jacques's overtures during these last days leading up to dress rehearsal and the premiere, and made excuses not to date him at night.MoreLess
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