Kiss Of A Dark Moon by Sharie Kohler

Author:Sharie Kohler
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Published: 2013-01-24T16:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 16

Kit paused, fork poised over her egg-white-and-cheese omelet as she watched Rafe wolf down a tower of chocolate-chip pancakes. Chewing vigorously, he reached for his cup of coffee and took a healthy swig. His eyes met hers over the mug’s rim. His throat worked, swallowing.

“Something wrong with your food?”

“No,” she murmured, motioning to his plate. “Do you eat like that all the time?”

“I have a good metabolism.” He raised a slice of bacon to his lips.

The diner was crowded, voices buzzing around them, waitresses wearing unattractive maroon uniforms zipping busily amid the tables. A heavy odor of grease hung in the air.

He glanced down at her plate and gave a small shake of his dark head. “You don’t eat enough.”

“I eat plenty.” She reached for one of the crisp slices of turkey bacon on her plate. “I just prefer food that doesn’t harden my arteries.” No sense explaining to him that her stomach was too twisted into knots as she planned her next move for her to eat anything heavy.

Only, with no money, her options once she escaped were limited. Ironically, she had decided that her only hope rested with Darius. No one would be monitoring him or tracing his calls. He was completely off the radar. His death was speculated to have occurred long ago. Certainly no one knew he was in Houston. Otherwise, NODEAL would have captured and killed him years ago.

Once she gave Rafe the slip, she would find a place to lie low and call Darius to come get her. As far as alternatives went, she didn’t like it, but she had no other choice.

She watched as Rafe took a bite of bacon and chewed calmly. Four more pieces remained on his plate, alongside several links of sausage.

“You eat like a man destined for bypass surgery.”

“I’m fit.” One corner of his mouth lifted in a vague smile. A moment passed before he spoke again. “So, was there a special reason your brother and his wife left town?”

Shaking her head, she smiled knowingly. “You won’t get me to tell you where they are.”

He cut another bite of pancakes out of his stack. “Aren’t you worried he’ll return to Houston when he doesn’t hear from you?”

“They’ve been warned to stay away. Gideon won’t come back.”

He looked up at her, holding her gaze. “Even for you?”

She mulled over that. He was right. Her brother wouldn’t wait forever. If he didn’t hear from her soon after her enigmatic message, he would come looking for her. Just another reason to escape Rafe. And quickly.

“I wouldn’t wait,” he added, that deep exotic voice of his causing her heart to trip, her blood to race. She suspected she would hear it in her dreams long after she left him. “I would come for you.”

A spark raced down her spine at his words. I would come for you.

He meant that he would come after his own sister. If he had one. Not her. Not Kit. She meant nothing to him, a prize to be served up to EFLA, and she wouldn’t mistake his meaning.

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