Chapter 22. Lunch Plans

Anna took a deep breath. Allister didn't know what she was saying, or she was so tired that she was imagining things. Had All just said that Adam would fall in love with her? It was easier for the sun's rays to dry up the sea.

  “Your son is a murdering psychopath who has feelings for me? Wow! How flattering! I should throw myself out of that bedroom window right now and spare him...”

  “Don't talk like that, Anna. I need you to promise not to attempt your own life.”

  “After you're gone, any promise I've made won't make any difference, because you won't be here to see if I kept it.”

  Allister turned pale and Anna immediately regretted the harsh way she had spoken to him and took his hand again.

  “I'm sorry. Tonight hasn't been easy.”

  “You didn't tell me about dinner.”

  Anna lay down next to him and talked about Ryan and the woman who looked like a snake. Allister was amused by the way Anna del