Heart of Gold by J.R. Ward

Author:J.R. Ward [Ward, J. R.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781101594230
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
Published: 2012-07-31T04:00:00+00:00

12

TWO WEEKS later, Carter and the team were on their hands and knees, laboring under a bright sun, when they hit the halfway point. In spite of the heat and their progress, there was no celebration over the accomplishment. They continued to work, steady and determined.

Carter noticed only because she paused to take a drink and saw how much distance they’d covered. The ground inside the circle of boulders was now split down the middle into a higher and a lower level. It was the result of countless hours of trowels slicing into the earth and dirt rushing into plastic buckets.

The site had proven to be a rich one, and many artifacts had been found, some more significant than others. Back at camp, collapsible containers had been expanded to accommodate all manner of arrowheads, pottery shards, and musket balls, and more kept coming. The day before, Cort and Ellie had found the remnants of a Brown Bess, the gun used by redcoats during the Revolutionary period. Luckily, the metallurgic appointments on the weapon were in good shape, and some of the wood had survived as well. It was quite a find, and everyone was thrilled that it might have been used by one of the men whose remains had been unearthed.

As for the skeletons, they had been removed from the ground, and the bones were now carefully housed in boxes stashed out of the sun’s heat. As they were the most precious of the finds, Carter found herself increasingly anxious to get them over to the university where she knew they would be safe. She didn’t want anything to happen before she had a chance to study them.

She glanced over at Cort and Ellie. The two were joking and laughing together, their eyes flirtatious as they jostled over a trowel. She thought back to Cort’s early infatuation with her and was glad he had come around so well.

Her next thought was of Nick.

The night before they’d stolen off together for a midnight boat ride. The moon had glimmered over soft waves as they’d slowly cruised the shoreline, the sound of the Hacker’s throaty engine and the call of loons accompanying their trip down the lake. She’d leaned against his chest, snuggling into his warmth, and felt a terrible temptation to believe that the warm summer evening was going to go on forever.

Although the physical pleasure Nick gave her was intense and satisfying, she did her best to keep her heart to herself. There were moments, particularly after they had a deep conversation about his past or her plans for the future, when she could feel him struggling. He would get a faraway look in his eyes, as if he were searching for an escape, and tension would run through his body. Even though he hadn’t shown any inclination to follow through on the impulse, she remained wary.

There was another reason she wanted to keep a level head. She’d remembered where she’d heard of CommTrans, the company mentioned in the papers on his desk.

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