Chapter 26

“You look normal again,” I said with delight as I knelt down next to Nora who was sitting on the floor gathering her wits about her and gave her a hefty hug.

“That’s right,” she mused when I finally released her.  “I remember now. I was burning up and thought for sure I was a goner.”

“I found you in the hall,” I said. “You’d passed out.  I sent for Anton and he brought us back.”

She flashed my cousin an appreciative smile that said a bit more than ‘thank-you’. I looked up at him to catch his response.  It was more than just a ‘you’re welcome’ grin.  For the first time I realized that Nora and Anton had a thing going on between them.  It made the fact that I longed for more coupling with the man even more unacceptable.

I groaned without realizing that I’d done it aloud.

“What’s the matter?” Nora asked