Touch Me With Fire by Nicole Jordan

Author:Nicole Jordan [Jordan, Nicole]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 13

A blustery rain slashed his face as he rode through the deepening gloom. His mind still reeled at Caroline’s taunts, at her defiant admission of adultery, at her betrayal with his dearest friend. But once his fury had ebbed enough for rational thought, he’d realized he had to pursue his reckless wife. Caroline was far from being an accomplished horsewoman, yet she had galloped blindly away from the house, with no thought for the brewing storm or the waning afternoon light.

The gray outline of the Roman ruins crouched in the distance. The pile of crumbling stone walls was her favorite retreat on the estate. She would have come here, he was certain. Yet with the gusting rain, he could see no sign of either Caroline or her mount.

Then he spied the dark, crumpled shape at the base of the wall. Fear speared through him at the sight of her slender form lying so still and silent.

His heartbeat pounding in his ears, he forced himself to dismount, to kneel beside her. With trembling fingers, he touched her rain-wet face, her pale lips, the base of her fragile throat, feeling for a pulse, any sign of life.

Please, God…

His wordless prayer remained unanswered. Beneath her fair hair he could see the jagged indentation in her skull, could see the dark blood mingling with the chill rain.

Dear God, she was dead…

The vivid nightmare jolted Julian awake with heart-pounding panic. Lunging upright, he hauled in a jagged breath.

When he realized where he was, though, the shudders that racked his naked body began to dissipate. In the darkness of the Gypsy tent he could just make out the slender form of a woman in his bed. His wife, he remembered. His new wife. Blaise, not Caroline. Her hair was ebony, not blond.

She hadn’t awakened at his thrashing, apparently. Just to make certain who she was, though, he reached out to feel the base of her throat. Her pulse was warm and steady and reassuring.

He lay down again, staring into the darkness, forcing the vivid images from his mind.

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