Pritkin gave me a little shake and I eyed him without favor. The only other occasions when I had been dragged back in time, the trip had been triggered by proximity to a person whose past was being threatened. I have to tell you,โ I said frankly, โif someone is trying to mess with your conception or something, Iโm not feeling a pressing need to intervene.
Karen ChanceMircea must have heard us come in, but he continued what he was doing. He stood with his back to us, the candlelight on his bare skin causing his muscles to fall into sharp relief. Heโd washed the river gunk out of his hair and now he threw it back, the water droplets shimmering in the light. The scene looked for all the world like a really good romance novel cover.
Karen ChanceMy one-time roommate Claire had inherited the house from her uncle, and when she went off to bigger and better things, sheโd left it in my care. And it needed a lot of it. Most importantly, it needed a new roof. There was a worrying stain on the ceiling of my bedroom that had started out roughly the shape of Rhode Island, but now looked more like North Carolina. Another few more days of rain and it was going to be Texas. And then it wouldnโt be anything at all because the battered old shingles were going to cave in on my head.
Karen ChanceYou decent?โ I pulled the towel up a little higher. โYes, if my wrinkled toes donโt offend.โ Marcoโs swarthy head popped around the doorjamb. โNaw, theyโre cute.
Karen Chance