This Savage Heart (2012)
“Below, the circled wagons looked like a pen of great white seabirds, about to spring skyward.
Myles was clasping Julie’s hand, every shred of hope in his touch. His eyes were tightly closed.
The word worked its way from her constricted throat. “Yes.” It sounded like a gasp held back until there was no choice but to let it out. “Yes, Myles. I’m afraid she is.” She wouldn’t lie to Myles.
He pressed her hand to his cheek. “I can’t go on if she dies. I swear, I can’t. Everything in the past, no mat...ter how bad it all was, is nothing compared to this.” He continued to talk, and Julie let him go on.
“She asked to hold the baby, and when I gave him to her, she looked like an angel…like a holy angel holding that baby. It was like the two of them were going to rise up any second and disappear straight into the sky. But it was eerie, like she was already dead and she wasn’t holding the boy, she was holding her instead.” He folded their still-clasped hands beneath his chin.MoreLess
Myles was clasping Julie’s hand, every shred of hope in his touch. His eyes were tightly closed.
The word worked its way from her constricted throat. “Yes.” It sounded like a gasp held back until there was no choice but to let it out. “Yes, Myles. I’m afraid she is.” She wouldn’t lie to Myles.
He pressed her hand to his cheek. “I can’t go on if she dies. I swear, I can’t. Everything in the past, no mat...ter how bad it all was, is nothing compared to this.” He continued to talk, and Julie let him go on.
“She asked to hold the baby, and when I gave him to her, she looked like an angel…like a holy angel holding that baby. It was like the two of them were going to rise up any second and disappear straight into the sky. But it was eerie, like she was already dead and she wasn’t holding the boy, she was holding her instead.” He folded their still-clasped hands beneath his chin.MoreLess
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