A holiday of love by McNaught Judith

Author:McNaught, Judith [McNaught, Judith]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Love stories, American
Publisher: New York, N.Y. : London : Pocket
Published: 1994-04-04T19:00:00+00:00

JILL BARNETT

"Don't be." He turned and walked to the door and opened it. "I have everything I could ever want. I don't need anything."

"Except more money," she muttered.

He froze, then turned very slowly, scowling. "Tomorrow, Lillian, you will tell me the truth." Just before he closed the door, he added, "And drink the damn medicine."

She didn't drink the medicine. A short time later, she tiptoed down the dark staircase, her leather half boots in one hand, the other using the thick, smoothly polished banister to steady herself. She was still a little light-headed from the accident.

But not light-headed enough to stay here even another few hours.

She reached bottom and slowly made her way across the dark foyer until she felt the wood of the front doors. Leaning against them, she pulled on her boots, then, as quietly as possible, opened the door, blanching when the handle made a loud click in the eerie stillness of the mansion.

She stood frozen and listened. She heard nothing, then carefully opened the door a little wider and stepped outside.

It was freezing, colder than the highest and stormiest cloud in Heaven. She shivered and stared at the bleak darkness for an uncertain moment, then pulled her short woolen jacket even tighter around her. She took a deep breath and watched it turn to frosty mist in the night air.

Lilli closed her eyes and said a quick prayer, then ran down the front steps. In less time than it took a tear to fall, she had disappeared into the winter darkness of New York City.

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