Chapter 403

• Ria
• Later, after they had gulped down the hot and sweet tea that one of the men had prepared, they were back on the road. Ria wrapped herself in the warm jacket Philippe offered her and remained huddled after clambering hastily into the back seat of the little car, trying not to think of the bulky, attractive man beside her as he spoke on the phone, issuing terse orders in a low voice.
• A part of her wondered bleakly, how had she managed to sleep with the man she loved without …?