Shadow Soldier (2004)
“Nicola let her gaze slip to his neck, to the tail of what she supposed was a tattoo of a snake disappearing under his shirt. The tail seemed to wiggle with each pulse of the artery underneath and she felt mesmerized by it. She didn’t like snakes. Snakes ate birds, and she loved birds. She was definitely losing her mind.
“The finches.” She said the first thing she could think of. “They’re all alone.”
He stepped back.
“We have to get them. What if the terrorists hurt them?” Now that she thought o...f it, the possibility horrified her. Would they go that far? If they were willing to kill her, they probably wouldn’t balk at doing in a couple of defenseless birds. “What if they’re kidnapped?”
He pulled up a black eyebrow and watched her closely as if he were trying to determine whether she was serious. “I don’t think that’s a worry at this stage.”
“It is for me, damn it! I’m not going to sit here safe and sound while who knows what’s happening to them.”
A slight grin played on his lips.MoreLess
“The finches.” She said the first thing she could think of. “They’re all alone.”
He stepped back.
“We have to get them. What if the terrorists hurt them?” Now that she thought o...f it, the possibility horrified her. Would they go that far? If they were willing to kill her, they probably wouldn’t balk at doing in a couple of defenseless birds. “What if they’re kidnapped?”
He pulled up a black eyebrow and watched her closely as if he were trying to determine whether she was serious. “I don’t think that’s a worry at this stage.”
“It is for me, damn it! I’m not going to sit here safe and sound while who knows what’s happening to them.”
A slight grin played on his lips.MoreLess
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