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blown chortle.
Renaldo raised an eyebrow. You find this funny?
Not really, but you re right, you ve had the worst luck with that place ever since you bought it. I
wouldn t be surprised if a swarm of locusts really did descend on it.
Nor would I. His hair-sprinkled wrist peeked out from beneath his shirtsleeves as he ran his
hand over his dark hair. She jealously eyed the movement, wishing it was her hand touching the silky
strands instead. That will probably happen right before they discover the entire place was built on a
volcano, and then the volcano erupts, destroying only that property and nothing else around it.
A volcano? In the middle of Sao Paulo? She giggled, letting loose the tension from earlier.
He shrugged, keeping a straight face, which was what made his comments even more comical.
Why not? It s obvious we should expect the unexpected when it comes to that place.
We.
It may have been a slip of the tongue and meant absolutely nothing, but it warmed her heart
nonetheless.
And then she saw it& a smile. She latched onto it, smiling back, her heart soaring. The smile, the
conversation, and the sudden softness in his eyes were a peek back into their old life, stirring memories
of how they used to talk and joke and laugh.
She missed their old life so much.
The phone rang again, stealing that moment, but she d never forget it.
Maybe all isn t lost yet.
They were a few miles from SDG when he ended the phone call.
Will you have to go there?
Renaldo shook his head. They can handle it without me. I
All of a sudden, the car swerved. Horns blared.
He looked out the window to see a truck barreling toward them.
He didn t have much time to think. He moved fast faster than he could ever remember moving
before in his life. There wasn t enough time to warn Sabrina only time to act. He dragged her into his
arms, the action instinctive. With barely a second to spare, he pushed her face down to the floor and
blanketed her body like armor, stifling the cry of alarm on her lips.
The vicious force of thousands of pounds ramming into them crunched the metal casing of the
limo and bowed the interior. Broken glass rained on Renaldo and the leather seat. Sabrina screamed
under him as the car skidded down the street before it abruptly stopped when it slammed into
something else.
They froze on the floor, their breaths coming short and fast. He could feel her shaking beneath
him.
Finally, he eased his hold. She twisted her head to look back at him. Are you all right? he asked.
His heart was beating so fast and loud he could barely hear himself speak.
She nodded, her fear-filled eyes locking with his.
They rose from the floor and stumbled out of the damaged vehicle. Renaldo carefully removed
remnants of glass from his suit and surveyed the wreckage. They d hit another car.
Once he knew Sabrina was safe, he checked on his driver. He seemed rattled after he climbed
from the car, but, thankfully, unhurt.
I didn t see it in time, his driver said in a dazed voice. I didn t have time to
It wasn t your fault. Renaldo checked on the owner of the vehicle they had hit. He was also
unhurt.
Their accident had caused other cars to collide, too. The intersection was a mess. He stared at the
wreckage of the limo. Deus. The truck had smashed in the side of it where Sabrina had been sitting. She
could ve been seriously injured, maybe even...
He couldn t finish the thought. It was one thing to lose her from his marriage, quite another to
lose her from this world.
Spectators rushed over to them, but he kept his eye on the truck driver, who was apologizing
profusely to anyone who would listen.
Renaldo didn t know when he started moving, but the next thing he knew, he d walked around the
limo and had the other man by the collar. He shoved him into the door of his truck.
You damn fool! You could have killed her!
He cursed at the other man and gripped his lapels in a tight grasp. The man trembled, his eyes
wide as Renaldo continued to verbally ream him.
Renaldo! Sabrina s voice pierced the cloud of his anger. Her fingers clutched his thick bicep as
she tried to pry him off the man. Stop!
He was so worked up it took a moment for her words to completely penetrate. Breathing heavily,
Renaldo finally released the driver. He cupped her face in his hands. Are you sure you re okay? He d
asked her already, could see she was fine, yet he needed the reassurance.
Yes, she said. You saved me.
Gra�as a Deus!
He pulled her to him, holding on tight, probably tighter than he should. He rubbed her back,
needing to touch her, needing to be sure she truly was fine.
They stood in the midst of the chaos with the other victims, traffic backing up all around the
intersection, holding each other until the first police car pulled up. An ambulance followed, then a fire
truck.
They spoke to a paramedic who suggested that they go to the hospital to get checked.
I ll have our personal physician check us, Renaldo replied.
The paramedic walked away and Renaldo spotted their driver talking to a police officer, and he
didn t want him to have to answer questions on his own. He took Sabrina by the arm, just below the
elbow, and walked her over to the side of the road. Stay here while I talk to the police. Then I ll take
you home.
She nodded, and he squeezed her arms before walking back into the fray.
Home.
He d said the word as if nothing had changed.
He rejoined his driver to answer questions. But every few minutes while he spoke with one of the
police officers, he d glance over to the side where she stood waiting for him, as if subconsciously he
expected her to disappear at any minute.
He couldn t wait to get her home.
Chapter Ten
Sabrina let down her hair and absent-mindedly finger-combed it into order, her thoughts still on
the accident.
Their personal doctor had met her and Renaldo at the penthouse and given them a thorough
examination. He advised there might be some soreness the next day, but neither of them had any
injuries.
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