The Hidden Man (2008)
“Her hair was wrapped in a towel; she wore a long bathrobe and was holding a copy of Jack London’s Call of the Wild.
“Sorry,” she said. “I’m getting ready for—”
Shane pushed past her and walked into her room without a word. He sat down on a straight-backed chair at the foot of her bed.
Vignette sighed, closed the door, and then spoke while her back was still to him. “All right, Shane, the only time you come in here and flop down like that is when you’ve got a bone to pick.”
She turned to face hi...m. “So let’s hear it, because this is still my room and I’m not leaving.”
She waited. He said nothing.
“…I’m supposed to guess? That is just lovely, Shane.”
He still said nothing, but he finally turned to face her. When he did, he held her gaze.
Vignette sighed and shook her head. “You know it’s really very late for you to be like this with me. I ought to be asleep at this hour. Why don’t you spare us a lot of wasted time and just say whatever it is that you came here to say?”MoreLess
“Sorry,” she said. “I’m getting ready for—”
Shane pushed past her and walked into her room without a word. He sat down on a straight-backed chair at the foot of her bed.
Vignette sighed, closed the door, and then spoke while her back was still to him. “All right, Shane, the only time you come in here and flop down like that is when you’ve got a bone to pick.”
She turned to face hi...m. “So let’s hear it, because this is still my room and I’m not leaving.”
She waited. He said nothing.
“…I’m supposed to guess? That is just lovely, Shane.”
He still said nothing, but he finally turned to face her. When he did, he held her gaze.
Vignette sighed and shook her head. “You know it’s really very late for you to be like this with me. I ought to be asleep at this hour. Why don’t you spare us a lot of wasted time and just say whatever it is that you came here to say?”MoreLess
Read book The Hidden Man for free
You can download books for free in various formats, such as epub, pdf, azw, mobi, txt and others on book networks site. Additionally, the entire text is available for online reading through our e-reader. Our site is not responsible for the performance of third-party products (sites).
Write Review:
User Reviews: