Sleeping With Danger. Wendy Rosnau
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Название: Sleeping With Danger
Автор: Wendy Rosnau
Издательство: HarperCollins
Жанр: Зарубежная классика
Серия: Mills & Boon Intrigue
isbn: 9781408901816
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Sully spun around to see that Melita had come back. “Why?”
“You know mine.”
“Why does it matter? I plan to hang myself before Reznik comes back.”
She gave him a frown. “Suicide is overrated.”
“What would you know about it?”
She turned to leave.
To stop her, he said, “My name’s Sully.”
She turned back. “No one is named Sully.”
“It’s short for Sullivan.”
“You have an accent.”
“I’m Irish.”
“Paxton isn’t Irish.”
“It’s a long story,” he said, trying not to scare her off again. “Maybe if you got me out of here, we could discuss it over a beer and dinner a few thousand miles away.”
“Were you serious about giving me whatever I wanted if I helped you, Sully Paxton, even though you don’t have a boat?”
“Dead serious.”
She took a step closer and lowered her voice. “What if what I want is for you to take me with you? What if we left the island together? Would you agree to that?”
“Done.”
“Just like that?”
“I’m a man with few options, honey. Be my angel of mercy and I’ll not only get you off the island, I’ll take you wherever you want to go.”
“Without a boat?”
“I’ll swim you out of here on my back if I have to.”
“Some men would promise anything to get what they want. Especially a man in your position. How good is your memory?”
“My what?”
“Do you remember what you say? More importantly, do you follow through? You see, I can’t just take your word for it.”
“My promise is solid.”
“Promise. That’s a word I haven’t heard in a while.”
“If you knew me, you wouldn’t have to doubt it.”
“That’s my point. I don’t know you.”
“If you’re serious about wanting out of here, I’m the man who can make it happen. Anywhere you want to go. Barinski said he read my file. Find it and read it. Once you do, you’ll know I’m your man.”
She was taking in everything he said, and he could see she was definitely considering his offer. It didn’t matter why she wanted off the island, only that she did—as badly as he did.
“I have to go,” she said.
“When will I see you again?”
“When I decide whether I can trust you or not. If I do decide to help you, we’ll need a boat. Do you have any money?”
Sully patted his pants pockets. “Used my last quarter to call home.”
“There are boats at the village. I’ve already tried to get someone there to help me get off the island, but they’re all too afraid.”
“Why?”
“That’s a stupid question. Why do you think?”
“They’re afraid of Krizova.”
“He owns everyone on this island.”
“Including you?”
“I’m not the one behind bars.”
“And still you’re here, where you don’t want to be.”
She started to walk away again. He made one more plea. “Read my file.”
She never answered him.
Sully put all his energy into believing that if Melita read his files, she’d be back. But by afternoon when she hadn’t returned, he started to pray for a miracle. What arrived on the heels of that prayer was Holic Reznik, and minutes later he was headed for the disinfection chamber.
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