Embrace The Twilight
Chapter One
The gorgio dropped three pieces of silver into the woman's palm. It was a
beautiful palm, a beautiful hand, Will noticed as she closed it into a fist.
Dark and slender, but strong, not fragile looking, as slender hands tended to
be. She wore rings on every finger, and gold and silver bangles on her wrists,
which made tinkling music every time she moved.
"Thank you," she told the pale-skinned man. "When the predictions come true,
tell your friends. And be sure they ask for Sarafina when they come."
He backed away, nodding, thanking her profusely, but never turning his back on
her all the way out. As soon as his feet touched the ground outside her
wagon-tent, he crossed himself and ran away.
The gorgios might deny it, Sarafina thought, but they were every bit as
superstitious as the Gypsies. Will thought it was odd that he could hear what
she was thinking as well as what she said aloud. It was almost as if he had
retreated into her mind to escape the pain, instead of his own.
But he was distracted from the odd notion by her smile. She smiled slowly, ... read full excerpt from: Embrace the Twilight ebook
