Chapter 15 Stay by My Side
- Leonel's eyes roved intensely over Elsie's countenance, his slender mouth curving upward ever so slightly. "Ms. Simmons, your wariness is truly remarkable. However, what precisely do you fear I might contemplate against you?"
- Elsie squirmed uneasily beneath his scrutiny.
- His gaze lingered upon her small face, as though endeavouring to penetrate the recesses of her soul.