He’d shuttled between work and home, but no matter where he was, Kate filled his mind. He couldn’t get her out of his thoughts. Not that he tried very hard.He’d hedged when his captain asked about his surveillance assignment. Keeping a poker face, Devon told the captain he thought their intel abo...
His nostrils flared. He spread his hands before him, fingers splayed wide in a placating gesture. “Lass, calm yourself. This is Inverness. Come inside one of the inns with me. Ye’re wet to the skin and pale as ice. I’ll buy you some warm spiced ale. Soon ye’ll be feeling more like yourself.”“Like...
The river caught Melis Andresen and spun her around, pulling her under. Plumes of red eddied next to her, dark against the murky water, then vanished into the river’s current. A distant part of her mind clamored, that’s my blood. Strike out for shore. Do it now while there’s still some left. The ...