If it weren’t for the surprising flare of
awareness and heat between them, it would suit her very well to
accept his invitation. She needed time to find out what was going
on. If he’d truly turned into the monster some members of the
Council claimed, she risked not just her emotions, but her life in
staying. She didn’t want to believe it, but she couldn’t deny this
wasn’t the same person she’d known all those years ago.
“If you’re sure it won’t inconvenience you,”
she said. “I wouldn’t want to interrupt your work or anything.”
“You won’t.”
They finished breakfast and went downstairs
to the truck. He won a brief battle for control of the steering
wheel. “I’m not bleeding and the hand works. No reason I can’t
drive.” Since it was his vehicle, she conceded.
“What do you do?” she
