Written in the Ruby

Author:Ravyn Wilde [Wilde, Ravyn]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Six

Zane looked up from the computer to see Nicole asleep on her couch. Watching her did something funny to his heart. Rubbing his hand on his chest, he was terrified and thrilled by the curious melting sensation coursing through his body. He couldn’t afford to feel this way. As if every night to come should end just like this.

No matter the threat to his sanity, he couldn’t take his gaze off her. She wasn’t the most beautiful woman in the world. Or at least not in the classical sense.

After using Thomas’ bat pole in a rather intriguing way, she’d changed into faded blue jeans and an oversized t-shirt. She’d pulled her wealth of black hair into a ponytail and removed her makeup. A dark sweep of eyelashes stood out in stark contrast to her pale face, a light sprinkling of freckles accented her nose.

She was beautiful to him.

Checking his watch, he grinned. She should be asleep. It was after three in the morning.

As the laptop shut down, he took a minute to enjoy the sight of her sprawled in slumber. Hair coming loose from its confining elastic, it was now a wild tumble around her flushed face. She’d tucked one hand under her cheek.

Just as he stood to scoop her into his arms with the intent of taking her to bed, he glanced at the pile of colorful folders sitting on the end table by her head. The dark blue file folder on top was labeled Blood Red Ruby.

Zane sucked in a sharp breath.

Instead of carting Nicky off to bed as he’d intended, he picked up the file and glanced inside. Abruptly he sat back down and started reading.

The first page was a copy of information from Wikipedia.com on Catherine the Great and a ruby given to her by Gustavus III of Sweden. Underlined in red ink were the words “a beautiful ruby the size of a pigeon’s egg, the present whereabouts of this stone are unknown”.

Well. Zane knew exactly where the damn rock was. Underneath his bed in the small safe he’d installed beneath the floorboards. Shit. This was too coincidental for his taste.

Glancing at Nicole, he decided he needed some answers. But not tonight. Tonight he’d go home and read the rest of the information in her ruby file, including what looked like the rough draft of a book. In the morning—hell, it was already morning. In the afternoon he’d have a better idea of what to say to her. If there was anything to say at all.

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The first flicker of anger caused his gut to churn with the prospect of betrayal. Was he wrong to trust her? Was this entire exercise a ruse to gain possession of the ruby? Son of a bitch.

Was she sleeping with him, hoping to find where he kept the stone? That first night he’d fucked her in the kitchen, he’d had the damn thing in his hand. Hadn’t she noticed?

If not, the joke was on her.

Could he have

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