Forever Eva [Sequel to When Kat's Away] (Siren Publishing Ménage Amour) Read Online Free PDF Page A

Bennington-Martinson.”
    Evalina walked outside and turned her face toward the sun. The wind ruffled leaves in a small tree nearby, carrying the scent of dead leaves across the field. Squirrels, much the color of the ground, chattered and chased, probably in search of their winter stores. Her gaze darted to Tony’s face, discovering that he’d been watching her. Her heart beat in the hollow of her throat as she held her breath.
    “Well,” Tony said. “We’re waiting.” His eyes impaled her, wavering neither right nor left. He was staring at her absently, his heavy brows drawn down in thought, his whole posture stiff and unapproachable.
     
    * * * *
     
    Tony watched the small woman. Her red-gold hair hung loose in a glorious tangle around her shoulders. In the bright sunlight, she looked panic-stricken, her face white, her shoulders trembling. Her whole posture was one of fear. Her eyelashes lifted, and her tongue glanced across her lips, leaving the very tip of her tongue showing between her teeth.
    “Come on, darlin’,” Zach said. “We don’t bite.”
    Eva laughed, the sound as pretty as the song inside a Swiss music box. Tony was suddenly fighting a raging arousal that shocked him senseless. He caught the glimmer of unshed tears in her blue eyes and let out the breath he was holding, his fists unclenching. She was visibly frightened. Then, she slumped, a convulsive shudder flowing over her body.
    She wiped unobtrusively at her eyes and glanced toward Zach’s truck. “I saw a picture of a car about a year ago, but it didn’t look like that.” She took a step closer and glanced at the bed. “The picture I saw wasn’t all open in the back like this. It’s like Papa Beau’s wagon without the mares.”
    “We don’t have all day, Miss Bennington-Martinson.” Tony wanted away from this little slip of a woman who made him feel things he didn’t want to feel.
    “I know you’re not gonna believe me, but I came here from the past in some kind of a time portal.”
    Tony smirked, leaned back against his truck with both hands behind his head, and settled down to listen to her story.
    “Look, I know it’s gonna be hard for you to believe me. All I’m asking is for you to listen with an open mind. Can you do that?”
    “We’re listening,” Zach said.
    Tony nodded and watched her carefully.
    “My mother came through the time portal.” She glanced back at the old building. “She came from right here, if this is really Hamilton, and that’s what’s left of the Silver Rush.” She turned back to Tony. “You said the year was 2014, so that means she was here two years ago.” Eva paced back and forth in front of the Zach’s truck. “According to her stories, she came here with Kat on a vacation and she found the portal in the basement of the saloon.” She gave a weak laugh. “Or maybe it would be more accurate to say the time portal found her. It brought her back to 1871.”
    Zach pushed away from his truck and walked over to stand in front of Eva. He looked down at her and frowned. “What’s your mother’s name?”
    She gripped her hands tightly together in front of her stomach. “Her name is Anna.”
    “Anna Lorraine Oakland?” Zach asked in a strangled voice.
    “You’ve heard of my mother?”
    Tony straightened up and walked over to take Eva’s arm again. “That’s enough. It’s pretty remarkable that you’d turn up here today, of all days, to pull your little stunt. You probably think you’ll be featured on the nightly news with a story like that.” He pulled her toward his truck. “Maybe a night in lockup will have you rethinking this game you’re playing.”
    “Wait!” Zach walked over and pulled Tony’s hand away from Eva’s arm.
    “What are you doing?” Tony asked. “Don’t tell me you believe any of this crap?”
    Zach shook his head. “Can I have a private word with you for a moment?”
    Tony studied Zach’s eyes for a moment and then turned to Eva. “I want you