H’zim (HOW THE ALIENS WERE WON #7) by Honey Phillips EPUB & PDF – eBook Details Online
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- Authors: Honey Phillips
- Language: English
- Genre: Paranormal / Sci-Fi
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Kara stood at the window of her room, looking out at the dusty main
street below. The setting sun was bathing everything in shades of
rose gold, giving the two-story buildings lining each side of the
street a magical glow. Beyond them she could just make out the ridge of the
mountains rising in the distance. The town looked so calm and peaceful,
exactly what she’d hoped to find, and yet…
Before she could delve further into the reason for her doubts she spotted
Lucas Trask striding down the street, his dark hair slicked back and a smug
look on his face. She knew that look all too well – the one that said he was
convinced he was going to get what he wanted. Her hands tightened on the
window sill before she stood a quick step back from the glass, but she kept
a wary eye on him as he paused outside the boarding house.
He scanned the facade as if searching for something – or someone – and her
heart skipped a beat. Did he know she was here? She ducked behind the
tattered lace curtain, eyeing his calculating expression. What did he want
now? Was this another attempt to cajole her into his bed? She’d hoped he’d
given up, but she should have known he wasn’t the type to give up easily.
He stepped up on the wooden sidewalk, out of her view, but his
disappearance was immediately followed by a hard, peremptory knock on
the door below. She instinctively crossed to her own door, checking the
warped doorknob to reassure herself it was still locked. While she’d done
her best to make it clear she wasn’t interested, Lucas didn’t take no for an
answer. The memory of his condescending smile and grasping hands still
made her skin crawl.
Her fingers tightened around the doorknob as she strained to hear the
muffled conversation from downstairs. The words “thief” and “stole”
drifted up, and her heart sank. His voice dripped with malice, and she was
afraid she knew exactly what he was trying to do. The boarding house’s old
floors creaked beneath her feet as she crept out onto the landing, listening to
the exchange between Lucas and her landlady, Mrs. Hargrove.
“…a valuable family heirloom,” he was saying, his tone full of righteous
indignation. “I specifically remember Kara admiring it at the gathering last
week. She must have seen an opportunity and—”
Her face flashed hot with anger, her hands clenched into fists at her sides as
she peered down at the two people in the front hall. Mrs. Hargrove was a
kind, older woman, but would she believe Lucas’s lies? The landlady’s
expression, usually warm and welcoming, had turned uncertain, her brows
furrowed in concern.
“I don’t know what to say, Mr. Trask,” Mrs. Hargrove said, her voice
hesitant. “Miss Dalton has always been a respectable boarder… but if
you’re certain—”
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