When his missive regarding the imminent arrival of Merovic's contingent in Vienna had been answered by a cable from his sister announcing her intention to visit, he'd decided instantly that the hot spark in the center of his chest was resentment rather than fear or nerves or anything else. He can be a convincing liar when he cares to be. By the time they'd collected one another, Ralston bad fully convinced himself of the exact nature and trajectory of the animosity.
"Well," he stage whisper hisses, dark eyes at last sliding from her. "I'd hate for you feel as if those men had entrusted you with little more than minding a surly child. I've no doubt that you're perfectly capable."
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When his missive regarding the imminent arrival of Merovic's contingent in Vienna had been answered by a cable from his sister announcing her intention to visit, he'd decided instantly that the hot spark in the center of his chest was resentment rather than fear or nerves or anything else. He can be a convincing liar when he cares to be. By the time they'd collected one another, Ralston bad fully convinced himself of the exact nature and trajectory of the animosity.
"Well," he stage whisper hisses, dark eyes at last sliding from her. "I'd hate for you feel as if those men had entrusted you with little more than minding a surly child. I've no doubt that you're perfectly capable."