Diablo
“Diablo.” Jetts voice was tortured, a growl pulling the o in my name out and it was only then that I took notice of my tiger. He had been so relaxed all day that I hadn’t been paying attention when he finally stirred.
And then it hit me.
He had raised his head because he could sense her. Why I hadn’t realised she was approaching I didn’t know but I knew without turning that she was there.
And she had heard.
Had heard that god awful thing I had just said.
“Shit.” I turned my head, almost dropping the bottle I held between my fingers.
Gabrielle stood not seven feet away but it may as well have been seven miles. I could see it on her face the pulling back.
I was losing her.
For what seemed like an eternity we just stared at each other, and the utter pain shining out of he
