into his, as she broke
down into uncontrollable sobs.
“Get her calmed down. The rest of us need to find Viola,
now,” Thomas stated, before turning on his heel and striding out of the
bedroom. Liam nodded as Angelica followed Thomas into the hallway and into
their own room to dress and start their search.
Liam pulled Cora to one of the plush chairs in the corner of
the room and situated her on his lap so she would be comfortable.
“Shhh,” he whispered in her ear, as he rocked her like a
parent soothes a child. “It’ll all be ok. We’ll find her. You’ve got to calm
down my love.”
Cora’s head jerked up when she heard the words “my love” and
she sucked in a stunned breath. Liam reached up and stroked his hand along her
jaw and down the side of her neck.
“You have to breathe,” Liam reminded her, in a soft voice,
and she released the breath she hadn’t realized she’d been holding. She looked
deep into his blue eyes searching, but for what, she didn’t know. If she told
herself the truth, she knew, but she didn’t want to admit it because then it
would make it all real.
They stared into each other’s eyes for several long minutes
as Liam continued to stroke her face and her hair in a slow, gentle manner,
savoring in the softness of her. He knew in that moment, without a doubt, she
was his mate. He just wondered if she knew it too.
“I-I can’t do this. Not right now,” Cora stammered, breaking
eye contact. “I’ve got to help find Vi.” She tried to stand up but Liam
wouldn’t let her.
“If you want to help Viola, you need to stay here where I
can keep you safe. Nobody’s going to get very far looking for her if they’re
worried you’ll be taken, or hurt, in the process. Just let me take care of
you,” Liam said almost in a whisper. His eyes had her melting in his hands and
that was not what she wanted, even though she knew he was right.
“I can’t sit here and not do anything,” Cora exclaimed.
“You are doing something. You’re staying safe, so she can be
found and brought back here, to safety. That’s very important Cora,” Liam said,
stroking his hand down her arm. He was ready to grab her if she should decide
to try to leave his lap and take off to find her sister. He would die before he
ever let anything, or anyone, ever harm her again.
“It sure feels like doing nothing,” Cora grumped, slumping
back down against Liam. He leaned his head against hers and they sat there, not
saying anything, while they waited for news of her sister.
After about an hour, Cora stretched her muscles and moved to
stand. Liam tightened his grip for a minute, until he realized he needed to
stretch his muscles as well. He released his arms from around her, but slid his
hand down into hers, so they could maintain their connection. His touch was
soothing to her in a way that still confused her, but she needed it at that
moment to keep her sanity. She looked down at their joined hands then up to his
face, but didn’t object as they started to walk around the room.
Cora jumped when the phone in her room rang out, loud and
shrill.
Chapter Ten
Liam reached over, grabbed the phone off of the receiver and
put it to his ear. “Hello.”
He listened intently for a minute, said a brief “Yes, sir,”
then hung up the phone.
He turned to Cora and told her, “We’ve got to get you out of
here. They’re running down a lead, but they think whoever came here to abduct
both of you might make another try for you, while security here is lower.”
He could see how she tensed up at his words and her eyes
looked around the room, almost frantic. He reached up and smoothed back her
hair, coaxing her to look back into his eyes, so he could calm her down.
“It will be alright. Let’s go. There’s a car arriving to
pick us up in two minutes, we need to be ready for it downstairs,” Liam told
her, trying to be as reassuring as he could.
Cora seemed to calm down enough to nod her head and take
down into uncontrollable sobs.
“Get her calmed down. The rest of us need to find Viola,
now,” Thomas stated, before turning on his heel and striding out of the
bedroom. Liam nodded as Angelica followed Thomas into the hallway and into
their own room to dress and start their search.
Liam pulled Cora to one of the plush chairs in the corner of
the room and situated her on his lap so she would be comfortable.
“Shhh,” he whispered in her ear, as he rocked her like a
parent soothes a child. “It’ll all be ok. We’ll find her. You’ve got to calm
down my love.”
Cora’s head jerked up when she heard the words “my love” and
she sucked in a stunned breath. Liam reached up and stroked his hand along her
jaw and down the side of her neck.
“You have to breathe,” Liam reminded her, in a soft voice,
and she released the breath she hadn’t realized she’d been holding. She looked
deep into his blue eyes searching, but for what, she didn’t know. If she told
herself the truth, she knew, but she didn’t want to admit it because then it
would make it all real.
They stared into each other’s eyes for several long minutes
as Liam continued to stroke her face and her hair in a slow, gentle manner,
savoring in the softness of her. He knew in that moment, without a doubt, she
was his mate. He just wondered if she knew it too.
“I-I can’t do this. Not right now,” Cora stammered, breaking
eye contact. “I’ve got to help find Vi.” She tried to stand up but Liam
wouldn’t let her.
“If you want to help Viola, you need to stay here where I
can keep you safe. Nobody’s going to get very far looking for her if they’re
worried you’ll be taken, or hurt, in the process. Just let me take care of
you,” Liam said almost in a whisper. His eyes had her melting in his hands and
that was not what she wanted, even though she knew he was right.
“I can’t sit here and not do anything,” Cora exclaimed.
“You are doing something. You’re staying safe, so she can be
found and brought back here, to safety. That’s very important Cora,” Liam said,
stroking his hand down her arm. He was ready to grab her if she should decide
to try to leave his lap and take off to find her sister. He would die before he
ever let anything, or anyone, ever harm her again.
“It sure feels like doing nothing,” Cora grumped, slumping
back down against Liam. He leaned his head against hers and they sat there, not
saying anything, while they waited for news of her sister.
After about an hour, Cora stretched her muscles and moved to
stand. Liam tightened his grip for a minute, until he realized he needed to
stretch his muscles as well. He released his arms from around her, but slid his
hand down into hers, so they could maintain their connection. His touch was
soothing to her in a way that still confused her, but she needed it at that
moment to keep her sanity. She looked down at their joined hands then up to his
face, but didn’t object as they started to walk around the room.
Cora jumped when the phone in her room rang out, loud and
shrill.
Chapter Ten
Liam reached over, grabbed the phone off of the receiver and
put it to his ear. “Hello.”
He listened intently for a minute, said a brief “Yes, sir,”
then hung up the phone.
He turned to Cora and told her, “We’ve got to get you out of
here. They’re running down a lead, but they think whoever came here to abduct
both of you might make another try for you, while security here is lower.”
He could see how she tensed up at his words and her eyes
looked around the room, almost frantic. He reached up and smoothed back her
hair, coaxing her to look back into his eyes, so he could calm her down.
“It will be alright. Let’s go. There’s a car arriving to
pick us up in two minutes, we need to be ready for it downstairs,” Liam told
her, trying to be as reassuring as he could.
Cora seemed to calm down enough to nod her head and take
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