Twilight Memories: Wings in the Night 2 by Maggie Shayne

Author:Maggie Shayne
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Tags: Vampires
ISBN: 9780373270309
Publisher: Silhouette
Published: 1994-04-13T14:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER TEN

Nothing came. Nothing she wanted, at least. Rhiannon sat up abruptly and pinched the candles out with her fingers. She massaged her temples and sighed. This had been her room. Rebecca's room. The girl who'd thrown herself from the tower to escape marriage to Roland. Images of the young, lovely creature had flooded into Rhiannon's psyche, making it impossible to concentrate on Pandora. There was something troubled in Rebecca's spirit, something uneasy. She was not at peace.

"Rhiannon?"

She glanced up at Roland, saw the question in his eyes. "I'm sorry." "He's in a car."

Tamara's small voice startled them all. She still lay on her back, but her eyes were open. She remained motionless, as if she feared that moving would shake the images from her mind.

"He's in a small, black car. There's a blue duffel bag in his lap, with some clothes inside, and a little money. And his cleats. His cleats are in there, too." With that sentence, her voice warbled and her eyes filled.

Eric started forward, but Rhiannon held up a hand.

"Tamara, who is driving the car?"

She frowned. "I don't know him. He's very big. Like a wrestler. His hair is cut close to his head so it sticks up in bristles. It's dark. His nose is like a bulldog's." She frowned harder. "There is a tattoo on his right forearm, a cobra."

"Lucien," Roland whispered.

"Can you tell which direction they drive, Tamara?"

She shook her head. "There are mountains, with snow at the peaks." Tamara sat up slowly, and Eric bent to help her to her feet. She met his intense gaze. "It's the same man who attacked Rhiannon, isn't it? He has Jamey now."

Eric nodded. Never before had Rhiannon seen such an expression on the fledgling's face. Always, she'd seemed so timid, so mild. Now, her eyes glowed with the fierceness of an approaching storm. She tossed her head like a lioness, her jaw tight with what looked like rage. "If he hurts Jamey, I will kill him." She spoke in a calm, level voice, leaving no doubt she meant what she said. Stiffly, she moved past Eric and out the door. Eric hurried behind her.

"Well. I've never seen her like that."

"I have," Roland said softly. "But only when the boy was threatened."

She turned in the doorway, where she'd been standing to watch them go. She was alone with Roland, she realized all at once. She swallowed the lump that leapt into her throat. "This was her room, wasn't it?"

He glanced around him, and nodded. "How did you know?"

"I feel her here. She did not detest you so thoroughly as you think, you know." He shook his head. "That, I cannot believe."

She shrugged. "It's not my concern what you believe. I only thought you might like to know." She turned to go, but he caught her shoulder from behind. "My words, in the cimetière were not meant to cause you pain, Rhiannon. If they did, then I'm sorry."

She stiffened. "It takes more than words to cause me any pain.

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