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【】eanythinginlegendbesidessaloonsasfarassheuldseethereblingandgirls:frenchgirls,prettygirls,en.onandonthesignsaybesheshouldhavestrappedonapairofsixshootersand shehaltedassheheardtheunstakablesoundofsteelagainststeel,likethesoundshedheardinahundredsovies.”tarik”shesaidunderherbreath,thenstayedstillandlistened.hesoundagain,shedidatebutpickedupherskirtsandbeganrunningthroughthegrassandanwhohadhis 352 legend artroundtariksthroat,ahugepedontothebaan,bringingthero”areyouallright”kadyaskedasshethresaroundtariksebackforyou,but” shebrokeoffbecausesheuldfeeltarikhug,asinlaughter. slohindlookedupathisfausent.”illexplaihinginafirstithierlookaftergrandfather.” asintriguingasthis.forthelastseveralhoursshehadbeenfranti,ashadluke,buthereheagain,sotolookatthenontheground,kadykeptlyputhisarroundhershouldersandledherbaanontheground,self.”areyouallright”tarikasked,lookingdoan. kadydidntan,assheeodo.butanlookedupather,shealstgasped,forheedarkeyes,thesalips,thesalookofsensualitythathadaladekadyskneesweak. 353 judedeverauxi herfirstrea,butsheheldherground.insteadoflookingathishestaredoffintospaan.”thisiskady”thenaskedinanaeof.” tariktightenedhisgriponkadysshoulders.”andsheisou,”shehissedasshehithintheribsakehieleaseher.”youletlukekno” ,hesothedherhairbae.” forthefirsttishelookedupathiandatter,aslongashebutstill... readingtheexpressioninhereyes,tarikhuggedhernothungry,butiurethepeoplebaeahe” theoldernpfonthesideofhisforehead,aguiltyforit.ansfa”itisnothing,”thensaidashebenttotakeherhandandkisstheairaboveit.”suchasiaothytokissoneasbeautifulasyou.” kadylookedupattarikasthoughtoask,isthisnforrealbuttarikadeherthinkheonoend.ovedout raspandlinkedherarns.”youstbegal.””ihavethathonor,”hesaidasheslippedhishandoverhers,aartedtowalkaway. buttarikcaughther,andotheothersideof legend hi,,jlpolitelyexcusedhielfusedexpression.he111l:\veheydidnthangyou”kadysaidas soonathey.kadyuldbarelyseeedtohavetheeyesofacat,asheneverfaltered.,yes,”hesaid,sling.”isthatthegoodcitizensoflegendthoughtiwasin oet.theyreagreedylot.nohclosedtheowndown.” soho”shereallyshouldalkingtohiofurse.ifhedhadanynthatheal,”tariksaidsoftly.”afterlukegotaeoviesandtvshourders,butheretheyhavetherealthing.peopletoehanged.” atthethoughtofhoetolosinghislife,kadytightenedherhandonhisarandatthat,tariktuedandpulledherintohisar,kissingherha tehatdeherfivehiverything.”soatsiiveofhisandihadbeehejordanstoprotectthebank.alltheyhadtodothethatheellihaboutourkinship.” huggingher,heputhissorrythationtofybehindhiifiguredtherewas sosortoftixup.idiately,butsinyungratefulaors,ifiguretherockygreatgreatgreatgrandfather. 0 saroundhishesnuggledherheadonhischest, 354 355 judedeveraux hearinghisheartbeat ...