Chapter 60

• Freya regretted inviting his searching scrutiny, but she withstood it as best she could, even though her reaction to his dark clinical stare had a less than clinical effect on her stomach muscles.
• She did not look fine. Composed, yes, but fine, no, he decided, studying the fine lines of strain around her soft mouth and the pain in her eyes. Despite the fact she was clearly capable of being on her own, and that her illness wasn't as serious as Donna had made it sound, he still felt a strong reluctance to leave her.
• Travis could tell that she was angry with him and he had no idea why. She was the one who'd rejected him, and all he'd done was keep his distance. Trying not to make her hate him more than she already did. Why then did she look like she wanted to strangle him?