Ricochet Through Time (Echo Trilogy book 3)
“Days were spent exploring the rolling hills surrounding the farmhouse or helping in the garden when Heru deemed a task not overly strenuous. And during the evenings, Heru and I would sit around a long table under the covered patio behind the house, sharing stories and laughing over food and drink with Francesca, her husband Giovanni, their eldest son and daughter-in-law, and their three adolescent children. None questioned my presence—I was simply a visiting Nejerette. An “old friend” of Heru’s....
This place, this life . . . it was paradise. Except for one thing: Heru didn’t know who I was, not really. He came to care about me on his own, which made his affection all the sweeter for having nothing to do with our bond. I enjoyed where we were, how we were, and I’d fully intended to maintain the status quo. I truly had. But things got out of hand, words were exchanged, and one thing led to another . . .
I sat on the edge of the garden fountain, the scent of the herbs in the garden plot behind me fragrant as the heat from the sun-soaked earth rose to greet the stars.MoreLess
This place, this life . . . it was paradise. Except for one thing: Heru didn’t know who I was, not really. He came to care about me on his own, which made his affection all the sweeter for having nothing to do with our bond. I enjoyed where we were, how we were, and I’d fully intended to maintain the status quo. I truly had. But things got out of hand, words were exchanged, and one thing led to another . . .
I sat on the edge of the garden fountain, the scent of the herbs in the garden plot behind me fragrant as the heat from the sun-soaked earth rose to greet the stars.MoreLess
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