Black Sheep (Noah Wolf Book 6) by David Archer

Author:David Archer [Archer, David]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2017-06-24T22:00:00+00:00

SIXTEEN

Sarah spent the rest of the day in her room, even refusing to come out for lunch or dinner. At lunch time, Chung pleaded with her to come and eat, but finally left her door without her. When dinner came, however, he knocked on the door and was holding a tray when she opened it.

“Still trying to be Mr. Nice Guy, huh?” she asked. “I’m afraid it’s not gonna do you any good.”

“Not entirely,” Chung said. “Regardless of whether I gain your cooperation, I am responsible for your well-being while you are in my custody. I cannot let it be said that I allowed you to go hungry.”

Sarah’s eyes flicked down to the tray in his hands. “How do I know it’s not drugged? If you’re not getting the results you want the easy way, how do I know you won’t resort to something a little more drastic?”

Chung actually looked pained. “Would you like me to taste the food for you? I will do so, if you wish. I do not use drugs, Sarah, for I find them as distasteful as torture.”

She stood there a moment longer, then reached out and took the tray from him. She carried it to the small table in her room and set it down, then pulled out the chair and sat down to eat. When she took the cover off the tray, she couldn’t hold back a grin. On the plate before her was a generous serving of lasagna, which she had accidentally confessed was her favorite food.

Chung stood in the doorway for a moment, then cleared his throat. “May I come in?”

Sarah shrugged noncommittally. Chung stepped into the room and pulled out a second chair. He sat down and watched her eat, but didn’t speak.

After a couple of minutes, it became annoying. “If you’re gonna sit there, at least have the decency to offer conversation. No questions, though, I’m done answering questions.”

Chung looked at her for a moment, and the corner of his mouth lifted slightly. “It is lovely weather, isn’t it?”

A giggle escaped her. “Oh, you’re such a charmer,” she said. “Too bad we’re enemies. I could actually get to like you, if we met under other circumstances.”

Chung’s slight grin grew a bit. “Perhaps I should defect to the West,” he said. “The affections of a beautiful woman could be a powerful inducement.”

The fork stopped halfway to her mouth. “I said I could like you,” she said, glaring at him. “Don’t read more into it than is there.”

“Oh, of course,” Chung said. “There is the fiancé. I will confess that I wish I knew more about him, but I won’t ask. Having come to know you these past few days, I believe he must be an incredible man. Almost a Superman, perhaps.”

Sarah couldn’t catch herself in time; her eyes went wide and suddenly turned to search his own. The crinkle that came into them as she watched told her that he’d learned exactly what he wanted to know.

“On second thought,” she said, “I don’t need any company.

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