Gladiator by E. L. Todd

Author:E. L. Todd
Language: eng
Format: epub

Chapter Ten

Wilder kept his distance for the following few days. He was constantly in his office, and he didn’t even come out for food. Judy walked across the lawn and delivered his meals before she returned to the house.

I wasn’t avoiding him, but I wasn’t ready to talk either. He dropped a bomb on me, and I still hadn’t shaken it off. When I reflected on my life up to this point, it always felt hollow. Like a zombie, I was going through the motions, half-assed. I was never passionate about anything.

But I was passionate about this.

The idea of helping people and making a living at it sounded too good to be true. It would be an honor to fight for people who couldn’t fight for themselves. The fact Wilder committed his life to liberating slaves without accepting a dime for it…was the most inspirational thing I’d ever heard.

Of course, I wanted to be a part of it.

But I needed to know more. He hadn’t explained the details of how it would work. All he did was offer the position without any further explanation. The proposal excited me, but I never walked into anything without keeping my eyes open.

***

I hadn’t seen Wilder at dinner, but I knew he was home because his voice came from downstairs.

“How was work?” Judy asked the question like it was the most normal thing in the world. She knew he was a secret agent but she acted like he was a grocer.

“Good,” he answered. “I got a lot done.”

“Are you hungry?” she asked. “I can whip up something.”

“No, thank you.” His footsteps sounded on the stairs. “I’m heading to bed. Good night, Judy.”

“Good night, honey.”

His footsteps echoed past my door. Then I heard a door open and close down the hall. I assumed he entered his bedroom.

I had been reading a book in front of the fire when he entered the house. I shut the book and tossed it beside me before I walked into the hallway. There were a few doors down the hall, but I assumed his was the last one. His room would occupy the corner, which meant it had the best view in the house.

I rapped my knuckles lightly against the door and waited for a response.

There was none.

“Wilder?”

Still nothing.

I opened the door and poked my head inside. His bedroom was similar to mine. The furniture was white, but the bedspread was gray, unlike the one in my room. It was much bigger than my bedroom, and a couch and coffee table faced the large window that overlooked the valley. The lamps on his nightstands were on, allowing me to see that the rug on the floor was gray.

I stepped further inside and wondered where he went. The bathroom door was open so it didn’t seem like he was there.

Then he stepped out of the door with a towel around his waist. His hair was damp, and water drops glistened on his wide chest. There was a small line of hair beneath his belly button.

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