Chapter 59

Gale had laid down on his bed fully clothed, thinking hard about the evening he had just spent with Darcy who was lying on the other side of the bed showing him her sexy back.

His mind simply refused to let him dwell on any other subject. It had done his heart good to see her eat her meal with such enjoyment, and he wondered how long had she been so carefree and easy to talk to. She always tried to lock herself into a shell where only she and her thoughts could work and nobody was allowed to enter that zone.

His hands curled into fists down by his sides. He made himself think about something far less likely to arouse his fury. Apart from her undoubted beauty, there was so much that he admired about this lovely woman. For instance, her ability to be brave in the face of the most dreadful adversity and not lose hope. Even now she was putting on a brave face and not telling him anything that was happening in her life.

Cursing out loud, because the particular thought was angering him tha