Scent of Darkness
“He looked directly at Ann, sitting quietly, watching him, and clearly trying to comprehend his thoughts.If the Varinskis had followed her, she would never have known it. If they ever realized what she'd done, what she was—the finder of the icon, the woman the Madonna had chosen—she wouldn't stand a chance in hell of survival.With more urgency, he asked, "Did they send you anything to give to me? A token of their goodwill? Anything?""No.""Are you sure?""Jasha." She sounded exasperated. "You can ...trust me to know whether I've been given something to bring you.""I do.”"Then act like it!""It's not that I don't trust you. I don't trust them.""They're wine distributors." She threw out her hands in a gesture of exasperation. ''What's not to trust?""You're naive." She was an innocent in all this, drawn into the depths of an ancient pledge because of her loyalty to him."Naive? About business?" She half rose off the stool. "Isn't that another term for stupid!"He'd offended her. He put down the sheaf of papers and looked her in the eyes.MoreLess
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