Angel by Bradford Barbara Taylor

Author:Bradford, Barbara Taylor [Bradford, Barbara Taylor]
Language: eng
Format: azw3
ISBN: 9780795338519
Publisher: RosettaBooks
Published: 2014-02-05T16:00:00+00:00

TWENTY-THREE

Two pairs of eyes, one set blue, the other green, were riveted on her in the most disconcerting way, and Kyra flinched under their fixed and intense scrutiny.

For a brief moment she stared back at Collie and Rosie, and then she swung around and walked over to the fireplace, where she stood looking down into its bright flames, her hand resting on the mantelpiece.

Her mind was floundering now; she could not understand why she had ever been foolish enough to mention her secret to them. It would have been far better not to have said a word; or to have thought up a bunch of lies; anything would have been better than admitting that there was an impediment, as Rosie called it.

‘Your secret can’t be all that bad,’ Rosie said.

Startled, Kyra almost jumped out of her skin, and then, brought out of her reverie by Rosie’s voice, she tried to gather her swimming senses, to pull herself together.

After a moment she turned, very slowly, and looked across at Rosie, who was seated on the sofa.

The two women exchanged a long look, and then Kyra said, in a low voice, ‘It is bad.’

‘Please tell us what it is that Guy knows about you, Kyra,’ Collie implored. ‘Nothing you could say will change the way we feel about you. Rosie and I like you, care about you, and I know that my father loves you.’

Kyra was silent, thinking hard, wondering what to do, and, more importantly, what to say to them. Lies. That was the answer. She must tell them a lot of lies; she certainly couldn’t tell them the truth.

Rosie leaned forward, her elbows on her knees. ‘The family is aware that Guy is a troublemaker. Nobody pays too much attention to him, or to what he says, you know.’

‘I think Henri would pay attention to this particular thing,’ Kyra responded swiftly.

‘In any case, how does Guy know about this secret of yours?’ Collie shook her head. ‘I mean, how did he find out?’

‘He is part of it,’ Kyra said, and could have instantly bitten off her tongue. She had already said far too much, and she shrank back against the stone fireplace, endeavouring to still her limbs, which had begun to shake.

Rosie was fully aware that Kyra was dreadfully upset, and she said in the gentlest voice, ‘If it were me, I would forestall Guy by telling Henri myself. Why don’t you do that?’

‘I couldn’t possibly!’ Kyra cried, her grey eyes flaring.

‘Then why don’t you take a chance with us? Collie and I are not here to judge you, only to listen, to help if we can. And you can trust us. Why not tell us your secret, Kyra, test it on us, and then we’ll all decide together what action you should take. Three minds are better than one.’

‘Oh yes, that’s a terrific idea,’ Collie agreed, and added, ‘Guy is not in Father’s good graces, and he hasn’t been for a long time, but surely you know that yourself. My father doesn’t listen to his opinions any more.

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