Chapter 61

Nathan knew just what was going through her head as she looked into those wide, innocent blue eyes. He hadn’t wanted to tell Shiarra what was going on over the phone, saying only that something was wrong and he needed her help. She seemed to recognize immediately now what the ‘wrong’ revolved around.

“His…his eyes are like a child’s,” she said, brushing the hair from Sasha’s forehead. She turned to look at Nathan with sharp scrutiny. “What happened to him? And why only him?”

Valiantly, Nathan ignored the implied accusation. He shut the door and walked past Shiarra and Sasha further into the room to where Jim was sitting on one of the beds. He too was still only wearing what he had slept in.

“Not only him,” Nathan said, patting his brother’s shoulder. “Jim, this is Sasha’s aunt. Shiarra.”