A Love That Never Tires (Linley & Patrick Book 1) by Jeleyne Allyson

Author:Jeleyne, Allyson [Jeleyne, Allyson]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Publisher: Fifty Forty Productions
Published: 2014-10-31T16:00:00+00:00

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They walked down the path in silence with only the sound of birds and the rustling of the leaves to keep them company. It was true that Patrick sold the London house because he needed the money, but it wasn’t the whole truth. He wanted to tell her. He intended to tell her everything, but he needed to find the right time. He only hoped he would know it when he saw it.

Behind them, the village faded out of view. In front of them, the mist still shrouded their destination. As they plodded on, mosquitoes zipped past their heads, causing Linley to flail her arms and swat them. The Talbot-Martin team always carried Quinine, but with the ever-present risk of malaria, mosquito bites were nothing to take lightly.

“Do you know where you’re going?” Patrick asked.

“It isn’t much farther,” she said. “I’ve already been there once today.”

Patrick pulled out his watch. “Once already? But it’s only seven o’clock.”

“I’m an early riser.”

“Clearly,” he said, snapping the lid closed and slipping it back in his pocket.

A group of young Indian women emerged from the fog, carrying jugs of water back to the village. They kept to the far side of the road, but seemed curious of the new white visitors. As he and Linley passed by them, Patrick smiled and nodded, sending the women into a frenzy of giggles.

“Don’t think for a moment they like our being here,” Linley told him. “They tolerate the English only because they have to.”

Patrick frowned. “But they seem so friendly.”

“Yes, well, perhaps my perspective is a little different because I’ve spent the majority of my life in the colonies,” she said. “Hell, I live in a British colony, and even there I am treated with disdain.”

“Then why live there?”

She shrugged. “Malta is a nice, centralized location—close to Egypt, close to Greece, and close enough to the Far East through the Suez Canal.” For the first time in a long time, she stopped and turned to him. “But it is really very beautiful. I’d love for you to visit someday.”

“Would you?” Patrick asked.

Linley smiled. “You haven’t lived until you’ve seen the view of the Harbor from my veranda.”

“If I went to Malta, I promise you I would not be there for the view.”

Linley felt her cheeks grow warm, a habit she couldn’t seem to break since they first met. “We…uh…should really keep walking,” she said, fumbling for something to say. “Papa won’t like it if we get off to another late start.”

They walked in silence for a little while longer. Linley wished she could think of something clever to say because she enjoyed flirting with Patrick, but never knew how to react whenever he took it one step further. How could she master the fine art of flirtation when the only men she knew were more like brothers? Patrick clearly had the advantage in the situation, and that would not do at all.

“You know, when in India, there is really only one way to travel,” she said, stopping at the sound of palms rustling in the jungle.

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