Covert Evidence

Author:Rachel Grant [Grant, Rachel]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Romance, Romantic Suspense, Thrillers & Suspense, Political, Spies & Politics, Suspense, Military, Thrillers, Mystery & Suspense, Mystery, Thriller & Suspense
Publisher: eBook
Published: 2015-05-26T07:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twenty-Six

Cressida bolted upright, Ian’s sudden violence a shock after the tenderness in his touch. Now she felt exposed to be naked while he cursed and looked like he wanted to kick the table again.

She grabbed the blanket and rolled over to pull it from underneath her body and cover herself.

“Well?” he demanded. “Why didn’t you tell me?” He slammed a hand into the tent’s thick center pole.

She jumped.

He faced her with his hands curled into fists.

She wrapped the blanket tightly around her and scooted backward. “Stop trying to scare me.”

“I’m not trying to do anything. I’m asking why the fuck you didn’t tell me about the necklace.”

“Because when I first realized the pendant was important, I didn’t know if I could trust you.”

“That was two and a half days ago. Why didn’t you tell me when you told me about the map?”

“I considered it, but couldn’t trust you wouldn’t take the pendant and leave me.”

For some reason, that seemed to take his breath away. He just stared at her. Mute. Finally he said, “Well, I’m glad to know trust isn’t a prerequisite for sex for you.”

Her belly did a slight flip at the hurt in his tone. She had no choice but to go on the attack. “Oh, like you trust me. If it’s okay for you to screw me without trust, then I don’t see why I can’t do the same.”

His jaw snapped closed, and she felt bitter satisfaction at pointing out his gross double standard, until he said, “Well, that’s where we’re different. Because I trusted you.” He jerked on his jeans and headed for the tent flap. He paused in the opening but didn’t turn to face her. “If you try to run, Cressida, know that the nomads will never help or protect you. You are here with a bed and a tent thanks to me. I’m your only hope and protection.”

With stiff shoulders, he left, and she sat reeling over the fact that she’d hurt him. Deeply.

She looked at the damn necklace. He must have seen it on Hejan. It was just common enough that it had required a close inspection to realize it was actually a unique piece.

What had Hejan intended when he gave it to her without instructions beyond “never take it off”? He’d said it would protect her, but all it had given her was grief.

And now it had driven a wedge between her and Ian, just when things had gotten very promising. She dropped the pendant. No. The evil eye hadn’t driven the wedge. She had. She hadn’t trusted Ian. Had, in fact, kept a vital secret from him, refusing to tell him she may hold the key to clearing his name.

No wonder he hated her. And from the look on his face when he pulled on his clothes, she had no doubt he hated her. She flopped back on the sleeping pallet, pulling the blanket tightly around her as she tried to hold back tears. The sweat from their lovemaking hadn’t even dried.

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