Vowed in Shadows (2011)
Vowed in Shadows
“Where was she, with this creak of wood and humid tang? Had she passed out in the bathroom with the sink faucet running again? That time, she’d roused with tap water halfway up her nose, which taught her to always pass out in bed. Now she was naked—that part she was used to—but she was wrapped in a bedsheet with a striped pattern she didn’t recognize. She sat up and hit her head on a ceiling that was much too low.
A boat. She took a calming breath and caught the scent that settled her heartbeat ...into a single, steady beat. Jonah’s boat.
She slumped back and hit her head on the wall behind her.
Jonah peered down through the open hatch, silhouetted against the bright sky behind him, his bare toes curled around the upper step. With his appearance, the scent of sun and water strengthened. “I thought I heard you moving around.”
“What . . . ?” Her voice cracked.
He stepped down into the cabin, and she forgot for a moment what she was going to ask. Had the missionary man been left behind?MoreLess
A boat. She took a calming breath and caught the scent that settled her heartbeat ...into a single, steady beat. Jonah’s boat.
She slumped back and hit her head on the wall behind her.
Jonah peered down through the open hatch, silhouetted against the bright sky behind him, his bare toes curled around the upper step. With his appearance, the scent of sun and water strengthened. “I thought I heard you moving around.”
“What . . . ?” Her voice cracked.
He stepped down into the cabin, and she forgot for a moment what she was going to ask. Had the missionary man been left behind?MoreLess
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