Chapter 13
Madeline awoke and saw Ciaran working on a computer in the corner of his bedroom. She tried not to move. She liked to watch him work. His concentration was extreme. His intense eyes looked as if they could punch holes in the computer screen and set it on fire.
The more important reason for her not to move was that she needed to bide some time. She wasn’t sure exactly how to break it to him that she couldn’t be with him when he took his position as successor.
For both of them to stay alive, they couldn’t be together.
She was unsure about many things in her life. But she knew what she had done in Australia ten years ago. And one thing she was certain of—her soul was no way virtuous.
She didn’t have to move. He sensed her like a cat. He stopped working and strode to the bed. H
