Shadows & Silence: A Wild Bunch Novel by London Miller

Author:London Miller [Miller, London]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: LM Books
Published: 2017-06-11T16:00:00+00:00

Cold was the first word that came to mind when Răzvan awoke to find his bedside empty.

Winter’s bracelet was still on his nightstand, so she hadn’t gone far, but he still found it strange that he hadn’t felt her get up at all.

After a quick trip to the bathroom, he dragged on the first clothes he could find before he left his bedroom.

It only took a glance once he was out in the living room to find her sprawled out on the sectional with a blanket thrown over her legs haphazardly—Thanatos’ work, no doubt—and her laptop resting on the table in front of her.

Though his curiosity as to why she was out here instead of in his bed was driving him crazy, a smile still curled his lips as he crouched beside her, sweeping strands of hair off her face.

Staring down at her now, Răzvan wasn’t sure which side of her he liked the most.

There was the grunge hacker with a smart mouth and a smile that hinted at secrets—then there was the side of her he was seeing now.

Wild silver hair in disarray, makeup free face smushed against the couch in a particularly attractive way.

She was beautiful.

Her eyes blinked open as his fingers traced over her cheek, but where he was expecting a smile to bloom, her expression froze as if she was trying to hide the flicker of unease he saw there before she masked it.

But he made a habit of reading expressions even when a person didn’t want him to.

At times, it could be both a curse and a blessing—now, he wasn’t quite sure which it was.

After a moment, Winter did smile, stretching her arms as she hauled herself up. “You’re staring again, you know. If you keep that up, I might start to think you actually like me, big guy.”

—Of course, I do. I always have. What’s wrong?—

Her hand froze where she’d been combing her fingers through her hair. “What makes you think something’s wrong?”

—Besides the obvious fact that you’re out here?—

“This? This is nothing. I was working and didn’t want to disturb you.”

He didn’t believe that at all.

—You sure about that?—

“I have something for you,” she said instead of answering his question, heading back to his bedroom. “I might have overstepped—feel free to tell me if I did—but I won’t apologize for the results.”

He watched without speaking as she stripped out of his clothes and pulled on her own. She was still babbling on as she finished braiding her hair, and probably intended to keep going if he hadn't caught her arm before she could move past him.

—What’s wrong?—

“You know you can talk to me, right? Like, about anything. Even the stuff you think I might not want to know.”

A selfless request, but she didn’t understand what she was asking for. And it was the last thing he wanted to give her. She didn’t need the image of what he’d suffered in her head.

He wanted her to see him as he was now.

—Why are you bringing this up?—

Her gaze darted to the side as she shifted on her feet.

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