Smoldering Hunger
“And now, so was Sophie’s.
Murderer. That in itself frightened her. She had coffee with a killer and hadn’t even known it. What would’ve happened had she left with Ulrik? Sophie didn’t want to even think about that.
She hadn’t felt creeped out by Ulrik, which she should’ve. Was she so used to ignoring people and being alone that she could no longer sense those kinds of things?
Sophie stared at Darius. She didn’t need to wonder about him. From the first there had been something appealing about hi...m. She was drawn to Darius—and there was no ignoring it.
It wasn’t just physical either. It was mental and emotional.
With him, she felt normal. As if the catastrophe seven years earlier hadn’t destroyed her and her life. Safe. That’s something else he brought out. Sophie didn’t worry about anyone or anything as long as Darius was near.
“Ulrik wanted to get me to work for him,” she said.
Darius briefly closed his eyes. “Sophie, you’re a strong woman who knows her own mind.MoreLess
Murderer. That in itself frightened her. She had coffee with a killer and hadn’t even known it. What would’ve happened had she left with Ulrik? Sophie didn’t want to even think about that.
She hadn’t felt creeped out by Ulrik, which she should’ve. Was she so used to ignoring people and being alone that she could no longer sense those kinds of things?
Sophie stared at Darius. She didn’t need to wonder about him. From the first there had been something appealing about hi...m. She was drawn to Darius—and there was no ignoring it.
It wasn’t just physical either. It was mental and emotional.
With him, she felt normal. As if the catastrophe seven years earlier hadn’t destroyed her and her life. Safe. That’s something else he brought out. Sophie didn’t worry about anyone or anything as long as Darius was near.
“Ulrik wanted to get me to work for him,” she said.
Darius briefly closed his eyes. “Sophie, you’re a strong woman who knows her own mind.MoreLess
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