Tracie Peterson - [New Mexico Sunset 03] by Angel's Cause

Author:Angel's Cause
Language: eng
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Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 11

Gavin eyed Angeline suspiciously for a moment, then sighed. “I wondered if you knew about it,” he muttered. “Knew about what?” Angeline questioned, her eyes roaming his face, itemizing his injuries.

“About the men who attacked me.” Gavin’s voice was very grave, and Angeline suddenly realized that he thought she had a part in his injuries.

“Gavin Lucas!” she exclaimed and tried to get up from his lap. “How could you ever believe me capable of hurting you. I could never hurt you. I. . .” Her mouth snapped shut when she realized that she’d very nearly told Gavin that she loved him.

Seeming to sense what she nearly said, Gavin gave her a lopsided grin. “No, I never really thought you were in on it, Angel. But it’s good to know how you feel.”

“Let me up,” Angel demanded, feeling herself blushing from head to toe.

“You sure?” Gavin asked, his smile broadening. “I kind of like it like this.”

Angeline pushed away and got to her feet. “You would. Now tell me what happened to you. Who did this?”

Gavin winced as he shifted his weight. “I don’t know the names, but I’d be able to pick out the faces, or what’s left of them.”

Angeline grimaced. “How many?”

“Three,” Gavin said rather proudly. “But they were puny ones.” His words sounded more like an accounting of a poor fishing day than an assault on his life.

Angeline ran a glance the full length of Gavin’s body before she spoke again. “Are you hurt anywhere else?”

Gavin laughed weakly. “You could say that. I’ve got some pretty tender ribs and about fourteen stitches where the knife went through my shoulder.”

“Knife!” Angeline exclaimed and not caring how it looked, she went to Gavin’s side and fell on her knees. Taking his hand she said, “I’m so sorry, Gavin. Oh, if you hadn’t followed me you would never have gotten hurt.”

Gavin was rather taken aback by her reaction.

Gavin tightened his fingers around her hand. “It’s okay, Angel.”

“No, it’s not. I knew the crowds could get violent. It is, after all, my cause. But you had no way of knowing that people could be so set against the suffrage movement. If you hadn’t come to try and talk me into going home, you wouldn’t have had to deal with those crazy people.”

“Angel, those folks who nearly trampled you to death had nothing to do with this.”

Angeline looked up at Gavin, her lavender eyes melting his heart in a single glance. “What do you mean?”

“I mean, the men who attacked me were paid to do so. They were given all the information they needed as to where they could find me, and they were well paid to see to it that I couldn’t interfere with you.”

“With me? But who would care whether you talked to me or not? Who even knew that you were there?” Angeline questioned, her voice raising slightly.

Gavin smiled. “Yes, who knew I was there besides you?”

Angeline thought back to that night. “I told Willa. She saw me after you brought me back to the hotel.

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