Stolen Secrets
“He looked ill, his face a funeral white, eyes stricken with anguish. "Unless someone... opened... the door." The words were torn from him.The implied accusation slashed against her happiness with whip-like cruelty, destroying her dreams. "How can you think such a thing? He threw me in the lake."“You weren’t in any real danger. I’d have dived in and pulled you out.” Bitterness marred his features. "It wouldn't be the first time I've been fooled by a woman with the face of an angel. There are no ...other possibilities. He either had a key or you opened the door." He shoved his fingers through his hair as if trying to tear out the thought. "Did you open it, Angie?""No." Her protest sounded weak— her throat constricted by a force stronger than the intruder's arm."He didn't come through a window, nor the back door. There’re no fresh tracks in the snow. So I'm asking you one more time. Did you let him in?" He stood there, staring at her; his eyes accusing, his lips set in a grim line.His words effectively shattered the last remnants of her vision of love.MoreLess
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