Page 4 of Savage Knight
“He is, isn’t he?”She shook her head.“But that’s not what I meant.You see, I’m going to die.”
He tilted his head as he regarded her.“We all die.”
“Not all are murdered by their husbands.”
Curiosity laced his voice.“Is that metaphorical?”
“It is not,” she replied.Something came to her.“Do you have a brother named Jeremiah Delance?”
“Yes,” he replied cautiously.
“Does he have a scar on his face?One he got when he left a place called the Jade Grove?”
“He has no scar, but how did you know about the Jade Grove?”
“I came downstairs to get a glass of water, and I overheard Scias talking to Rexx.”
“Rexx Lackey?His right-hand man?”
“Yes.He mentioned how he had scarred Jeremiah’s face.”
He didn’t say anything for a moment.“I’m confused.How did you hear Rexx mentioning this when that meeting is tonight?”
“Like I said, I know the future.”
His brow furrowed as he studied her.“I don’t believe you’re a psychic, but I’m finding it difficult to reconcile that you know something you’re not supposed to know.”
“When your brother departs the Jade Gove, he’ll be attacked by Rexx, who slices his face.”
“You’re not kidding,” he said slowly, as if trying to dissect her motive.
“Why would I kid about that?”
“Are you crazy?”
“How would a crazy woman know about that meeting?”
She could feel his analyzation.Then, he pulled out his cell phone and placed a call, all the while staring at her.Lowen made sure she maintained eye contact to show she had nothing to hide.
“I just got word Jeremiah is going to be attacked by Lackey after the meeting.Yeah, okay.Thanks, Saxon.”He hung up.“My brothers are at a meeting right now, which is why I’m the one at your engagement party.Jeremiah was supposed to attend but a client set up a meeting at the Jade Grove, so he sent me here.”
“Doesn’t that mean it’s a setup?”
He had a strange look in his eyes, like he was trying to figure her out.“That is a logical deduction, yes.”
“If my knowledge is true, would you get me out of here?”she asked.“I can’t marry Scias because I’ve already lived two years in agony from his fists and his words.In my last life, you offered to rescue me, but I was too scared to take hold of what you offered.Now, however, Saint Rita gave me a second chance and I’m not going to be that docile, stupid woman anymore.”
“Okay, I’m rethinking the crazy theory, but I’d get you out of here even without knowledge of the future.In my opinion, no woman should marry Scias Mailliard.He’s a cruel sadist.”
“Then you’ll help me?”
“Of course.”Evren glanced around.“We can escape around the side of the house that’s out of the moonlight.My car isn’t too far away.Do you have anything in the house?Purse?Change of clothes?”
“There’s nothing in that house I want.Everything belongs to my asshole father or my evil fiancé.”
“You’re quite different than I expected.”
“You have no idea.”
