True Lies

Authors: Ingrid Weaver

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“A family of wood ducks splashed through the lily pads near the shore, the tiny ripples from their wakes butting against pieces of a charred packing crate. Small rustlings stirred the branches of the looming evergreens that bordered the rock point and birds whistled and trilled to the dissolving shadows. Slowly the clearing took on color and form.They would need to move soon. Bruce didn’t think that he had slept. He hadn’t wanted to sleep. He hadn’t wanted to miss one second of the time they had... stolen. He lay on his side on his half of the canvas tarp, his cheek pillowed on his bent arm, and watched the way the approaching sunrise gave substance to Emma’s face.Her beauty was undimmed by the tangled hair that fell over her forehead and the dark shadows that tinted the delicate skin under her eyes. The sleeping bag that he’d managed to salvage from the plane was tucked warmly to her chin, yet he still saw, and felt and tasted the lush curves that it covered. In his mind he once more saw the image of Emma standing in front of him, her chin lifted defiantly, her feet braced apart.MoreLess Read More Read Less