Thirteen Chances
“Emma jumped, and there stood Christian, just a few feet away, back in his twelfth-century lethal-wear, his pre-going-to-war shorn hair loose and disheveled, and looking exceptionally … … heart-stopping.
His strange accent, smooth and exactly the right depth of pitch, washed over her, made her heart thump quicker.
Dang it.
Wrapping her arms more tightly around her pulled-up legs, Emma cocked her head and grinned—hoping he couldn’t pick up on her newly discovered attraction. “I reserve dangling f...or the most serious and drastic of times.”
Even in the near-darkness, Emma could see Christian’s blue eyes studying her. She briefly wondered what he thought of her, staring at her as he did all the time.
Christian moved a bit closer, then eased down beside her, hands resting on his thighs, legs sprawled. “I’m beginning to wonder whether you have any fear at all. Do you know how dangerous it is for you to be up here?”
Emma peeked around her knees, right through the missing stones of a section of wall, and directly out to the sea.MoreLess
His strange accent, smooth and exactly the right depth of pitch, washed over her, made her heart thump quicker.
Dang it.
Wrapping her arms more tightly around her pulled-up legs, Emma cocked her head and grinned—hoping he couldn’t pick up on her newly discovered attraction. “I reserve dangling f...or the most serious and drastic of times.”
Even in the near-darkness, Emma could see Christian’s blue eyes studying her. She briefly wondered what he thought of her, staring at her as he did all the time.
Christian moved a bit closer, then eased down beside her, hands resting on his thighs, legs sprawled. “I’m beginning to wonder whether you have any fear at all. Do you know how dangerous it is for you to be up here?”
Emma peeked around her knees, right through the missing stones of a section of wall, and directly out to the sea.MoreLess
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