Edge of Darkness by Vikki Romano

Author:Vikki Romano
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Publisher: Microsoft

CHAPTER SEVENTEEN

The man standing next to her was not Calder. She had no idea who he was, but he seemed intent on doing whatever it was he was doing. If she had any strength or if her mind was clearer, she’d say something. Problem was, neither of those things were true at the moment.

The man was a little older than Calder. He was also shorter, much broader and stockier. Like a bulldog. His hair was cropped short, military style, which gave her pause and made her panic momentarily. He looked down at her then, his green eyes steady on hers before he nodded and turned away from her.

As he moved away, Calder stepped into view, his blue eyes intense as they gazed down at her, his hand hesitant as it came up to brush the hair from her forehead.

“Jesus fuck, thank God,” he blurted, sitting on the side of her bed.

Sierra tried to speak, but he waved her off.

“You’re real weak. They did a lot of damage,” he said, but looked away for a moment, then cleared his throat. “Don’t try to talk just yet. It’ll be too painful.”

She furrowed her brow, which, in and of itself, was painful. When she tried to lift her hand to soothe her forehead, she realized she was too weak to do even that. Letting out a soft groan, she tried to concentrate on Calder’s eyes, the blue so vibrant. The concern in them was palpable.

She knitted her brow and blinked at him.

“Pain,” she got out through dry lips, and in an instant, Calder was off the bed shouting for someone. The movement was dizzying. She tried to reach out, to steady herself, but it was more energy than she had, so her hand went limp against the bed and she closed her eyes.

Moments later the bed dipped and she managed to open her eyes long enough to see the bulldog come back, and she watched as he stuck a patch to her bicep. And like that, everything went fuzzy and the pain drifted to the corner of her mind.

Dazedly she lolled her head to the side and looked to find Calder there again, looking troubled.

“What happened?” she asked, her voice cracking. Calder leaned to the bedside table and grabbed a cup. After fumbling a bit, he turned to skim ice over her lips. Sierra tentatively touched her lip with her tongue and winced at the burning, but was soothed by the moisture he provided.

“Why did you come alone?” he asked as he looked back to her. “You could have been killed.”

“I had to find you,” she said softly. “Had to help.”

“You shouldn’t have come at all,” he nearly shouted. “It was a stupid thing to do.”

Sierra winced at his tone and looked away. Why was he so angry? She hadn’t expected him to jump for joy when he saw her, but she certainly didn’t expect him to chew her out. And a thanks would have been nice to hear.

“You could have died,” she said, turning back to him.

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