Valley of Shadows. Shirlee McCoy
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Название: Valley of Shadows
Автор: Shirlee McCoy
Издательство: HarperCollins
Жанр: Современная зарубежная литература
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His mouth curved in a half smile and he shrugged. “Right now, I’ll just settle for getting back to Thailand.”
“Do you have family there?”
“A brother. I haven’t seen him in almost a year.”
“You must be happy that you’ll be seeing him soon, then.”
“I won’t be happy until I know he’s safe.”
“Do you think he’s not?”
“He should be, but what should be isn’t always what is. The fact that you’re here with me is a perfect example of that. You should be home safe. Instead, you’re running for your life.” He paused, reached for the pack that sat in the backseat and rifled through it, pulling out a bottle of aspirin.
“Still have a headache?”
“If you can call a sledgehammer in your skull that, yeah.” He swallowed three pills dry and recapped the bottle. “But I’ll live. That’s our exit. We’re looking for a church outside of town.”
The switch in topic was so sudden Miranda almost missed it and her turn. She swerved toward the exit just in time, taking the off-ramp too quickly. The car fishtailed, sliding toward the shoulder as Miranda gripped the steering wheel and tried to remember what she’d heard about reacting to a spin. Should she slam on the breaks? Jerk the steering wheel toward the spin? Away from it?
Her sleep-deprived brain couldn’t hold on to a thought long enough to react and she was sure whatever she did would be wrong.
Hawke’s shoulder pressed into hers, his hands clamping over Miranda’s, his stubble-covered jaw rubbing against hers. “You’re okay. It’s okay.”
The car straightened and Miranda let out the breath she hadn’t realized she’d been holding. Her hands were slick on the wheel, her pulse pounding, her body shaking so hard she was sure Hawke could feel the vibration of her fear.
“No, it’s not okay. I’m not okay.” She whispered the words, not meaning for Hawke to respond, but he did, his hand cupping her shoulder, his touch warm and more comforting than it should have been.
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