unable to believe that he
had come back.
‘Come
with me.’ he ordered grimly. ‘You need something inside you and you need to be
warm.’
‘I can’t
leave…’
‘You can.
Just round the corner is a small place where we can eat and get a drink. I’ve
asked the staff and they say it will be some time before there’s any change in
the situation. I’m taking my mobile phone with me and they’ll ring if anything
happens. No good can come of sitting here worrying. In any case. I’ll not allow
it. You’re coming with me.’
It was
useless to protest with Logan. His determination had always taken her along
with anything he wanted and nothing was different now. In any case, it was only
sound common sense and Abigail knew it.
‘I’ll
come,’ she signed, and he shot one of his lightning, crystal glances in her
direction.
‘There
was never any doubt about that,’ he grunted irritably.
Hunger,
shock and the sheer misery of the past few months had left Abigail almost numb
and now that she was with Logan she realised it. She was not fit to cope with
anything, neither a dying business nor the fact that her father was probably dying
too. She just sat and stated across at Logan as he ordered their drinks and
food from the bar of the small dark place he had found close to the hospital.
It was
almost empty at this hour. Most of the chairs had been stacked ready for
closing time and she looked at her watch with surprise Almost ten. She had been
at the hospital for a long time without even knowing it. There would be hours
before any news came from the unit where her father was fighting for his life.
Would he
fight? Once, she would have been certain of his battle but now she was not too
sure. He seemed to have been crumbling before her eyes for a long time and she
had done nothing about it.
‘I knew
this was coming. I should have acted,’ she muttered to herself.
‘What?’ Logan had come back without her even knowing it and she glanced up at him with dazed eyes.
‘I was
thinking aloud,’ she confessed, and when he went on staring at her in his
devastating manner she dropped her head and continued, ‘I should have seen this
coming. I did see it coming but I didn’t act. I just Iet it happen.’
‘So now
you’re to blame for his heart attack?’ Logan queried harshly. ‘What would you
have done to prevent it?’
‘Kent
Madden was never a man to listen to reason. He only ever considered his own
reasons, his own greedy schemes.’
‘You
don’t know him! You never did!’ Abigail managed hotly, stung into life by the
harsh, condemning tone.
‘I know
every last thing about him,’ Logan growled. ‘I know every detail of his life up
to the present moment. When I turn my gaze on somebody they don’t have much
that remains hidden,’
CHAPTER FOUR
Abigail met the cold gaze
now, the icy glitter of eyes she had once smiled at her. Had she ever really known this
man? Had she really been his wife in every sense of the word?
I wonder how much you found
out from me?’ she murmured shakily. ‘I suppose I told you plenty without even
knowing it. Now he’s dying—’
‘And once again you’re
taking the blame,’ Logan cut in impatiently. His mouth suddenly twisted coldly.
‘Or is the balance tilting? Is it getting round to my turn? He would never have
reached this stage if I hadn’t been intent on crushing him. Is that where we’re
settling now?’
‘Who knows what would have
happened?’ Abigail whispered her eyes intent on her own, trembling hands.
‘If any of us could see the
future how differently we would act.’ She looked up at him. ‘But not you,
Logan. You would never have acted differently, would you?’ His face seemed to
swim before her eyes and she blinked rapidly. This drink has gone straight to
my head.’ ‘You need food,’ Logan said curtly. It was served at that moment and
when she just looked at it blankly he handed her her knife and fork. ‘Eat,’ he
bit out. ‘You
had come back.
‘Come
with me.’ he ordered grimly. ‘You need something inside you and you need to be
warm.’
‘I can’t
leave…’
‘You can.
Just round the corner is a small place where we can eat and get a drink. I’ve
asked the staff and they say it will be some time before there’s any change in
the situation. I’m taking my mobile phone with me and they’ll ring if anything
happens. No good can come of sitting here worrying. In any case. I’ll not allow
it. You’re coming with me.’
It was
useless to protest with Logan. His determination had always taken her along
with anything he wanted and nothing was different now. In any case, it was only
sound common sense and Abigail knew it.
‘I’ll
come,’ she signed, and he shot one of his lightning, crystal glances in her
direction.
‘There
was never any doubt about that,’ he grunted irritably.
Hunger,
shock and the sheer misery of the past few months had left Abigail almost numb
and now that she was with Logan she realised it. She was not fit to cope with
anything, neither a dying business nor the fact that her father was probably dying
too. She just sat and stated across at Logan as he ordered their drinks and
food from the bar of the small dark place he had found close to the hospital.
It was
almost empty at this hour. Most of the chairs had been stacked ready for
closing time and she looked at her watch with surprise Almost ten. She had been
at the hospital for a long time without even knowing it. There would be hours
before any news came from the unit where her father was fighting for his life.
Would he
fight? Once, she would have been certain of his battle but now she was not too
sure. He seemed to have been crumbling before her eyes for a long time and she
had done nothing about it.
‘I knew
this was coming. I should have acted,’ she muttered to herself.
‘What?’ Logan had come back without her even knowing it and she glanced up at him with dazed eyes.
‘I was
thinking aloud,’ she confessed, and when he went on staring at her in his
devastating manner she dropped her head and continued, ‘I should have seen this
coming. I did see it coming but I didn’t act. I just Iet it happen.’
‘So now
you’re to blame for his heart attack?’ Logan queried harshly. ‘What would you
have done to prevent it?’
‘Kent
Madden was never a man to listen to reason. He only ever considered his own
reasons, his own greedy schemes.’
‘You
don’t know him! You never did!’ Abigail managed hotly, stung into life by the
harsh, condemning tone.
‘I know
every last thing about him,’ Logan growled. ‘I know every detail of his life up
to the present moment. When I turn my gaze on somebody they don’t have much
that remains hidden,’
CHAPTER FOUR
Abigail met the cold gaze
now, the icy glitter of eyes she had once smiled at her. Had she ever really known this
man? Had she really been his wife in every sense of the word?
I wonder how much you found
out from me?’ she murmured shakily. ‘I suppose I told you plenty without even
knowing it. Now he’s dying—’
‘And once again you’re
taking the blame,’ Logan cut in impatiently. His mouth suddenly twisted coldly.
‘Or is the balance tilting? Is it getting round to my turn? He would never have
reached this stage if I hadn’t been intent on crushing him. Is that where we’re
settling now?’
‘Who knows what would have
happened?’ Abigail whispered her eyes intent on her own, trembling hands.
‘If any of us could see the
future how differently we would act.’ She looked up at him. ‘But not you,
Logan. You would never have acted differently, would you?’ His face seemed to
swim before her eyes and she blinked rapidly. This drink has gone straight to
my head.’ ‘You need food,’ Logan said curtly. It was served at that moment and
when she just looked at it blankly he handed her her knife and fork. ‘Eat,’ he
bit out. ‘You
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