Athena Force 10: Countdown by Ruth Wind

Author:Ruth Wind [Wind, Ruth]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Romance
Publisher: Silhouette Bombshell
Published: 2011-09-18T21:48:23+00:00

Chapter 10

Wednesday, October 6

Kim awakened one toe at a time. She couldn’t immediately remember where she was. The bed was deep and comfortable. She’d made a nest of pillows and blankets around her, as was her habit, and one foot hung over the edge of the bed.

Opening one eye, she saw an uncurtained window, with snow falling past it.

Chicago.

Oh, yeah.

Lex.

She took a breath, started to throw off the covers, and groaned. Sore muscles cried out from every corner of her body—arms, ribs, neck. Her ear woke up and started to throb. Kim put a hand to it. Who knew a freaking ear could hurt so much?

With effort, she sat upright and tossed the tangles of covers from her body. Through the window she could see that it was still snowing, swirls of big fat flakes. After a minute, she stood up to stretch out the stiffness. Her ankle immediately protested, and she limped a little as she crossed to the window to check out the weather. She blinked. “Good grief.”

It must have snowed all night. Drifts half covered the cars parked on the street. There wasn’t a soul anywhere that she could see. No traffic. It was a side street, but it didn’t look as if there’d been any cars along the street for quite a long time.

Her clothes were wretchedly twisted and uncomfortable. She straightened out her bra, shook down her jeans, thinking about how fast she’d passed out last night. Her mouth tasted like an alien died in it.

Coffee. A shower.

The room, now that she could see it, was as marvelous as the rest of the house. Clean lines. Simple stuff—blond wood with a little bit of a curve. On one wall hung a beaux arts painting of a woman in a green gown. A dresser, a night table and a bed were the only furnishings. It was small, but on a bright day, it would be very appealing.

A pile of towels was on the dresser, and Kim spied a note on top. Lex’s handwriting was spare and slanted, oddly elegant.

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