The Lawman Meets His Bride
“Tormented by guilt for not calling a doctor, Constance threw on some warm clothing and hovered over the sick man for most of the night. Exhaustion finally claimed her around 2:00 a.m., and she fell into her bed moments after undressing.She woke at the first rays of sunlight slanting through the bedroom window. Seven o’clock, according to the alarm clock on her nightstand. For a few blessed moments she automatically geared up for her Monday morning back-to-the-office routine.Then, in a rush of t...roubling memories and images, she remembered the fugitive hidden in her garage.“Quinn Loudon,” she said out loud to the silent bedroom. She switched on the radio on her nightstand, but she’d just missed the state news.
She wrapped a terry-cloth robe around herself and stepped into a pair of flat-heeled slippers.He might have taken a turn for the worse while she slept, she reminded herself. Or maybe he’d done something el flippo again, like steal the rental car.As she hurried through the silent hallway, she caught a quick glance at herself in an antique cheval glass Hazel had given her as a housewarming gift.MoreLess
She wrapped a terry-cloth robe around herself and stepped into a pair of flat-heeled slippers.He might have taken a turn for the worse while she slept, she reminded herself. Or maybe he’d done something el flippo again, like steal the rental car.As she hurried through the silent hallway, she caught a quick glance at herself in an antique cheval glass Hazel had given her as a housewarming gift.MoreLess
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