Sacred Ground by Adrienne Ellis Reeves

Author:Adrienne Ellis Reeves
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Kimani Press
Published: 2007-08-28T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter 19

Monday morning Gabe woke up to heavy rain. After breakfast, he drove Drew to the school-bus stop. He invited the three other kids who were waiting there to get in the car with Drew until the bus came. Their chatter picked up his spirits and he was sorry when the bus arrived.

It was too early to go to the center. At home he resumed the cleaning up in the kitchen that had been interrupted when Drew had asked for a ride. The eggs went back into the fridge and the empty orange juice carton hit the trash. He didn’t know what his brother had for lunch at the school cafeteria. What he could be sure of was the healthy breakfast and dinner Drew had at home each day.

Gabe took his time cleaning the stove. Usually he was eager to get to work to see Makima. Today, however, was different.

She had affected him in so many ways at the party. When he’d first seen her he’d been thunderstruck with an emotion that was primitive, intense and unexpected. He’d wanted to do what any male desired when he met his mate. Pick her up and take her to his lair away from anyone else.

Although she’d been responsive to him in those first thrilling moments, she’d escaped later by sitting with another male, while he’d been drawn away, unwillingly, by another female. He’d waited for his chance and when it came, he’d taken her onto the dance floor and made her aware that he’d sensed her withdrawal from their earlier connection.

Unfortunately they’d both been entangled by the social dictates of the event. Alana had attached herself to him in such a public way all evening that he’d felt unable to detach himself from her eager and constant attention. It would have been a humiliating rejection, and he couldn’t bring himself to do it, even though his real interest had been focused on Makima. Makima had been in a similar situation with Josh Dixon, who’d made himself her escort for the evening.

The situation had been disturbing and for Gabe, unique. He had never before been deeply attracted to one sister while another sister had made obvious her attraction to him.

Another part of his dilemma was that he’d not declared his feelings to Makima. He’d barely begun to discern them himself. Nor did he know how she felt about him. Yet in those moments in the kitchen a current of vivid awareness had passed between them. He was certain she’d felt it, and it left him filled with yearning. How could he make clear his choice between the sisters without seeming presumptuous?

He found himself staring at the clock on the stove, which was shining like new from his prolonged cleaning. He was going to be late if he didn’t hurry.

He needn’t have worried. Eugenia Palmer, who covered the phone at the receptionist’s desk when Makima was out, explained that Makima had gone to Charleston to interview a clinic specialist at the Medical University of South Carolina.

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