Tainted Gold (2012)
“Deciding she probably had the dregs of the sedative to thank for the fact that she didn’t, she was nonetheless grateful for the calm it provided while she puttered distractedly around the kitchen with Tucker and considered her options.
It all made sense now, but she still had a credibility problem—it would still be her word against Desmond Cassil’s. The only thing she had positive proof of was that someone was jumping her claim. She couldn’t prove who and she wasn’t even sure there were still l...aws on the books that covered such things.
“That damn gold,” she muttered absently while she sat on her navy stool at the sink, washed salad makings, and stared out the window at the driveway. “That damn tainted gold.”
“‘O accursed craving,’” Tucker added, kissing the top of her head as he plucked a tomato out of the vegetables she was rinsing in the colander.
“What?” Quillen asked, blinking as she looked up at him.
“Virgil—from the Aeneid, I think.” He picked up a paring knife and his mouth pursed thoughtfully.MoreLess
It all made sense now, but she still had a credibility problem—it would still be her word against Desmond Cassil’s. The only thing she had positive proof of was that someone was jumping her claim. She couldn’t prove who and she wasn’t even sure there were still l...aws on the books that covered such things.
“That damn gold,” she muttered absently while she sat on her navy stool at the sink, washed salad makings, and stared out the window at the driveway. “That damn tainted gold.”
“‘O accursed craving,’” Tucker added, kissing the top of her head as he plucked a tomato out of the vegetables she was rinsing in the colander.
“What?” Quillen asked, blinking as she looked up at him.
“Virgil—from the Aeneid, I think.” He picked up a paring knife and his mouth pursed thoughtfully.MoreLess
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