Authors: Gaelen Foley
Damn,
he thought bleakly. That would be the hardest part. He would rather rushed a fortified line of French earthworks than face a female’s tears, no matter her age, but it had to be done.
He looked hollowly at Lucien, the silver-tongued, multilingual diplomat-spy. “How do you tell a little girl who watched her parents drown that the only person left in the world who loved her is dead?”
Lucien winced and shook his head. “Gently, my friend. Very, very gently.”
“Jesus,” Damien whispered, then looked away and let out sharp curse under his breath. For
Above all, he would find out who had done this.
“I’ll go with you to
“Thanks, but give me a moment,” he muttered, scratching his scruffy jaw with a barren sigh. “I’ve got to shave.”
Ready or not, it was time to face the world.
An Ivy Book
Published by The Ballantine Publishing Group
Copyright © 2001 by Gaelen Foley
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