Revealed (2006)
Revealed
“Waiting. Listening.
‘‘She won’t be back here again.’’ Matthew’s deep voice carried to her.
She touched her left cheek, still feeling the sting from his hand. Judging from the tortured look she’d glimpsed in his eyes, his blows had hurt him a great deal more than they had hurt her.
‘‘And neither, I trust, will you.’’ She closed her eyes. Don’t say anything else, Matthew. Leave. Just leave.
Seconds later, he walked out the door, gun in hand, his face like stone. When he turned and saw her, a port...ion of the hardness melted away. Annabelle sensed the words building up inside of him, ready to spill out, but she shook her head. As though understanding, he threw a last glance behind them and gently took hold of her arm. He led her down the empty street to the corner and pulled her with him into an alley.
Her name left him in a rough whisper. ‘‘I’m sorry . . . what I did back there, what I said . . .’’ He reached up as though to touch the side of her face, then hesitated.MoreLess
‘‘She won’t be back here again.’’ Matthew’s deep voice carried to her.
She touched her left cheek, still feeling the sting from his hand. Judging from the tortured look she’d glimpsed in his eyes, his blows had hurt him a great deal more than they had hurt her.
‘‘And neither, I trust, will you.’’ She closed her eyes. Don’t say anything else, Matthew. Leave. Just leave.
Seconds later, he walked out the door, gun in hand, his face like stone. When he turned and saw her, a port...ion of the hardness melted away. Annabelle sensed the words building up inside of him, ready to spill out, but she shook her head. As though understanding, he threw a last glance behind them and gently took hold of her arm. He led her down the empty street to the corner and pulled her with him into an alley.
Her name left him in a rough whisper. ‘‘I’m sorry . . . what I did back there, what I said . . .’’ He reached up as though to touch the side of her face, then hesitated.MoreLess
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