The Shimmering by Susan Kearney

Author:Susan Kearney
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: BelleBooks Inc.
Published: 2017-05-10T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter Six

“MAY I SEE THIS marriage contract?” she asked Daveck. A half hour ago he’d disintegrated the Shimmering to find his men had disposed of their attackers. There’d been no time for Sandra and Daveck to talk privately. Instead she’d remained quiet as he took charge and ordered his men to find out who had attacked them and why. He’d also summoned workers to restore order to her rooms, and carpenters, masons, and plasterers were busy repairing the walls, even as women cleaned up the mess in her quarters. And Daveck had also posted more guards around her home.

Making himself at ease in her dining room, he brought a wineglass to his lips, took a leisurely sip, and eyed her over the brim. “Surely after all that has happened you can’t question that you require my protection?”

“Until we know who attacked us and why, I can’t assume anything. For all I know, those men wanted you dead and I was simply an innocent caught in the crossfire.”

A muscle flicked in his jaw. His expression wasn’t as stoic as she’d first thought. While he’d mastered unruffled and dangerous, if she looked hard enough, small signs of uncertainty appeared in his square jaw and wide forehead.

“I don’t remember signing a contract,” she commented. Throwing back his head, he laughed, and the rich sound washed over her in harsh waves.

She glared at him. “What’s so amusing?”

Gently, forcefully, he tugged her closer, trapping her against the rippling warmth of his chest. His easy way of drawing her into his arms excited her. It shouldn’t have, but judging by the electricity arcing between them, she’d bet her next meal that she’d find his lovemaking even more thrilling than her first skydive. The butterflies in her stomach were certainly stronger every time he touched her.

With his long arms wrapping around her back and his hands in her hair keeping her snugly in place, fighting him didn’t appeal to her in the least. She’d much prefer he kiss her again.

But what would Lira want? While Sandra had decided to improve Lira’s unfortunate situation so the woman might one day return to her body, Sandra simply couldn’t understand why any woman would flee from Daveck.

“Your signature isn’t required on a marriage contract. Only your father’s and mine are necessary. And I suspect Maglek signed it just to set a trap for me—it was his men who attacked us.”

“Why would my father want to . . . ?”

“Capture me? To stop me from going after the Zorash.” She shut her mouth to prevent her jaw falling to her toes. What kind of world was this where a man could unilaterally decide to take a wife and her father would betray his daughter? Sandra decided Lira wasn’t a delicate rose to be plucked on a whim. She was about to refuse but decided to be prudent and first consider the consequences. “And if I refuse?” she asked between gritted teeth.

Her question wiped the remnants of laughter from Daveck’s eyes. He stared down at her with a probing, uneasy stare.

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