Chapter 77. Luck and Jacob

It wasn’t the first time in his life he told someone the story of his birth and everything he had been through, but it was the first time he told the story as it was without making himself the victim of circumstances. He told her facts, plain and simple and her face animated what she thought about his story. When he talked about the death of his mother she mourned for her and held him and when he talked about Fredrick selling him off her eyes showed her anger. When he talked about Tshepo, her eyes had widened in surprise.

“You know that GHIA man?” she asked in astonishment.

“He is like a brother to me.”

“Yeah, I got that. You did kind of grow up together in a sense.” She was amused. “No wonder he was so concerned about me. He is very protective of you.”

“Vera said the same thing,” he confessed, burying his fingers in the curls of her hair. He enjoyed the feel of her soft body pressed against his.

Rachel rose on her elbow to reward him with a questioning