Too easily, he remembered her arms wrapped tightly around him, could almost see the way she’d leaned toward him, filled with longings and desires as great as his own.
“Thank you,” she said, “for saving my life again.”
“The sniper wasn’t aiming at you.”
Twin frown lines creased her brow. “Do you think he was after Dr. Fermi?”
“Yes.”
“Luke, it’s very important that you protect him.”
Just what he needed. More of her so-called “expert advice.” For a woman, she was damned pushy, not a bit hesitant to give orders. “Do me a favor, Shana. Don’t tell me how to do my job.”
“If anything happens to Fermi, the course of history will be forever changed.” There was an urgency in her voice. “Don’t ask me how I know, but I do.”
Her dark eyes glittered with a passion that had nothing to do with sex. This fire came from the soul of a true believer. A fanatic. Who was she? Why had she come here?
He took out his pack of Lucky Strike cigarettes and tapped one out. Before he could light up, she said, “I’d appreciate if you didn’t smoke in my bedroom.”
“Fine.” He returned the cigarette to the pack. “If I’m going to give the go-ahead on Fermi’s plan to take you along on his visits to the mine, I’m going to need some answers, Shana. And I need them now.”
“There’s only one thing that’s important. I promise that we’re on the same side.”
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