You called him?" she said, exhaling, the pain and betrayal she was experiencing evident in her voice and face. Despite all of this, she had still insisted on believing that Rick was her friend. She lifted her wounded doe eyes to his furious face. "You called him? Oh, Rick, how could you? “He called me because I’m his brother and his loyalties lie with me.” The beautiful dark voice was calmer than she would have expected and drifted over her like a gentle caress. She closed her eyes at the sound of that voice. It was the first time she had heard it in over two years, and God how...