Save The Pearls Part One by Foyt Victoria

Author:Foyt, Victoria [Foyt, Victoria]
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: Romance, Science Fiction, Young Adult, Fantasy
ISBN: 9780983650324
Publisher: BookMasters
Published: 2011-10-06T04:00:00+00:00

EDEN’S EYES flickered open. She wondered why Bramford cradled her in his arms. A wave of relief seemed to pass through him. She must have fainted, she realized. She drew her arms round his neck and cuddled close. His tender purr lit a flame in her. How could such an ornery animal sound so tame?

Maria approached, insisting he bring Eden inside the main hut. There, she pointed. “Ahí.”

“No,” Bramford said, carrying Eden towards the jungle.

Maria blocked his path and said that Eden was sick. “Ella está enferma.”

His confused gaze fell on Eden, then cut over to the hut. To her surprise, she glimpsed something in his expression that she knew all too well—suffering. What ghosts lay hidden in that place, she wondered.

She thought Maria said, “It’s time.”

A hard edge returned to Bramford’s face.

“You’ve done everything in your power to destroy our mission,” he told Eden. “If it weren’t for your father, I would have farmed you out long ago. You’re a blind and selfish girl who cannot see the greater good.”

“And you do?” she said, jerking her arms away. “With your power-hungry plans for domination?”

“I’m warning you.”

He began to shake with a deep, angry rumbling. His chest heaved against her. Eden felt torn by rage and desire. What strange phenomenon held her in its grip and obliterated all reason?

“Please, stop,” her father called, hobbling near.

Bramford put her on the ground. “This is your last chance. I’ve got better things to do than look after you.”

“Then let me go,” Eden said.

“No one’s stopping you. Leave if you want.”

His offer cut her deep. She silently watched him slip like a shadow through the trees. Moody bastard.

She laid her hand on her chest, aware of an awful ache. Had she caught The Heat? Did that explain this madness?

Maria took Eden’s arm and helped her across the clearing to the main hut. Behind her, Eden heard the slow thump of her father’s crutch on the porch steps. Inside, the one-room hut had the lonely air of a long vacancy. Thick dusk layered the wooden floor, though there were recent tracks. Cobwebs hung from the rafters like lace curtains. A protective mesh of woven reeds, unlike any in the other huts, covered a window in the back wall. Overgrown brush nearly blocked a view of the watering hole.

Eden took in a family-like grouping of hammocks—two adult sizes, one much smaller. There were even three small stools around a low table that had fallen on its side. Clearly, this once had belonged to a family. So it couldn’t be Bramford’s residence.

Her father came up beside her and pointed the tip of his crutch at a hammock. “They’re made from hemp,” he said. “Quite comfortable, I discovered last night.”

Even in the grip of pain his inquisitive nature couldn’t be dampened. If only he were as curious about her as he was about everything else.

Eden started towards one of the hammocks, but Maria directed them to the far end of the room. Come, this way. “Vengan por aquí.”

Eden gasped, as they rounded the narrow corner.

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