Brush of Despair (Dublin Devils Book 2) by Selena Laurence

Author:Selena Laurence [Laurence, Selena]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Golden Age Press
Published: 2018-09-17T18:30:00+00:00

Katya woke with a start, light piercing her eyelids with tiny needles that stabbed at her temples.

“Is that too bright?” a man’s voice asked.

For a moment, her heart raced and she panicked, visions of a hand fitting over her mouth, making it impossible to scream and nearly impossible to breathe. Then he spoke again. “Here, I brought you something. Let me help you sit up.”

She pried open one eye and looked into the face of Liam MacFarlane. He was big, and looming over the bed, he looked even bigger, but in spite of that, in spite of the rugged scruff on his jaw and chin, and the muscles that bulged in his arms, neck, and shoulders, in spite of the fact he was a criminal, Katya realized she was no longer afraid of him.

He smiled gently at her and carefully extended an arm. “Can I help?” he asked. “You got a concussion in the explosion. Doc says you should take it really easy for at least a couple of days.”

She nodded, and as he helped her scoot up to sit against the backboard, she suddenly realized she probably looked like hell.

She ran fingers through her hair, finding it full of snarls. Meanwhile, her teeth were covered in fuzz and her eyes were nearly glued shut.

Liam pulled a folding chair over near the bed and picked up a mug from the nightstand. “Here’s some coffee. I made it strong the way you liked it the other day, but I can put sugar in it if you want. There’s also tea. Would that be better?”

He seemed almost nervous, and Katya swallowed, feeling oddly unsettled with him so close. Not scared. Just sort of fluttery. Like she used to get when she had a crush on a boy in school. But she was far beyond crushes. Maybe a few weeks ago, before she’d come to America, but no longer. She’d seen what lay beneath the surface of men. She’d vowed never to flutter for one again.

“Coffee is good. Thank you,” she replied as she took the warm cup from him.

“I’m sorry to wake you, but you’ve been sleeping most of the last fifteen hours, and it’s possible we may have to leave here at some point soon. I wanted you to have a chance to shower and eat. Does your head hurt?”

She did an internal assessment for a moment before answering. “No. My ears are…humming?” She made a little motion next to her left ear.

“Ringing, maybe? Mine have been since the explosion. It’s getting less, but the doctor said it would take a while to wear off.”

“Yes. That. Ringing.”

“How do you feel otherwise?”

She shrugged as she took a sip of the coffee, amazed he could make it so delicious. “I think okay. Ankle hurts, but not too much.”

He let out a small breath and leaned back in the chair. “Good. That’s good to hear. You should still take it easy, stay in bed, keep the lights low as long as possible. When it’s time to go, we’ll have to move fast.

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