Wings in the Night Part 2 by Maggie Shayne
Author:Maggie Shayne
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Silhouette
Published: 2012-12-15T00:00:00+00:00
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Amber watched him as carefully as she would have watched a coiled cobra. Heâd seemed stunned when she told him about her dream. She thought his shock was genuine.
âIâm not going to get you killed.â The way he said it, she could almost believe he was trying to convince himself as much as her. âI swear, Alby, Iâm not. I wouldnât do that.â
She shrugged. âThatâs a funny way to put it.â
âWhat is?â
âYou said you wouldnât get me killed. I didnât say you got me killed in the dream, I said you gave me death.â
âItâs the same thing, isnât it?â
âI donât think so. Not exactly.â
He lowered his head, pacing away from her. âHell, how could I kill you, anyway? I donât even know if anything can kill you. You donât even know.â
She shrugged. âWell, no, but I know what wonât. Drowning, electric shock, poisons, sunlight. Blood loss makes me pretty helpless, but who knows if it would kill me or not? I would imagine burning or beheadingââ
âStop it!â
She smiled, because he looked shaken by the images sheâd painted in his mind. Turning away from him, she spent a few minutes pounding the punching bag with hooks, jabs, crescent kicks and back kicks. She was showing off, and she thought he knew it. When she stopped for a breather, he stood aside, hands on his hips, watching her. He said, âDo your dreams always come to pass?â
She sent him a glance. âSo far? Always.â She gave the bag one last kick for good measure. âWalk me back to the house?â
âAnd give me a chance to attack?â
âI think I could take you.â
âI wish you would.â
She smiled slowly.
He said, âWhy arenât you running away from me as fast as you can? I donât get it.â
âNeither do I. Partly because I want to know what the dream means. And partlyâ¦â She lowered her eyes, not finishing the sentence.
âYeah, partly that. That I understand.â
She brushed the comment aside. âI want you to spend more time with the others. Get to know them a little.â
âIâm a loner, Alby.â
She tilted her head. âItâs okay, Edge. They donât know about the dreams. No one does, except Will, and he doesnât know the content. Only that I dreamed about you.â
He pursed his lips, lowered his head. âBesides, theyâre better mind probers than you are, right? They might pick up on my ulterior motives. Thatâs why you really want to drag me back there, isnât it?â
âYou werenât lying when you said you didnât trust anyone, were you?â She sighed heavily. âHell, Edge, if thatâs what you think, itâs fine by me. So long as you have nothing to hide, why do you care?â
He seemed to mull it over for a long moment. Then he brightened a bit. âWhatâs in it for me?â he asked her.
She was surprised, but less so as she examined the spark in his eyes. âYou mean I have to resort to bribery to get you to spend time with me?â
âIâll spend every night with you, Alby, if you want.
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