Black Eagle by Gen Bailey

Author:Gen Bailey
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Penguin Group US

It took them little time to find the horses, since the animals had not strayed a great distance from the stream. Nor did they ride the nags back to where Sarah and Thompson were waiting. Instead, they walked, hand in hand, and like lovers everywhere, they couldn’t seem to find a position that was close enough. Every now and again, he would stop, take her in his arms and steal a kiss. Not that there was much stealing about it. She was a willing recipient.

On a certain level Marisa realized she should confess that there could never be a future for them. But somehow the words would not find their way to her lips. Instead, she found herself saying, “What would I do without you? You, who have recused me twice, and in so many days?”

His response was an odd one, for he said, “So long as I live, breathe and walk upon this earth, you will not have to do without me. In truth, I fear it will be difficult for you to get rid of me.”

She should have told him then and there. It was important that he be reminded that their lives could never be entwined. But she didn’t tell him. It simply wasn’t in her to do so.

Instead, she savored every moment with him, for she realized that this might be all she would ever have. There could not be a repeat. And with her hand grasped neatly within his, she pulled on him, bringing him closer to her, and placing her arms around his neck, she said, “I fear to think what would have become of me if I’d had my way and left you behind. I do hope, however, that these accidents are not to become a pattern.”

“I, too,” he said. “I, too.”

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