"Breeding Ground" - читать интересную книгу автора (Montague Madelaine)

Sheila glared at her. УI didnТt mean it that way, and you know it!Ф

Right, Gaby thought, but she didnТt say it. She wasnТt up to an argument at the
moment. She realized she might has well have voiced her opinion, though, because
Sheila read it in her expression.

УDonТt tell me youТre starting to believe that voodoo crap the natives are always
whining about?Ф


BREEDING GROUND Madelaine Montague

Gaby felt her face reddening in spite of all she could do. Since there was no
hiding her reaction, she glared at Shelia, trying to pass off embarrassment for anger.

Not that she wasnТt angry!

УThis isnТt Africa,Ф she said tightly, Уor even the Caribbean. They donТt believe
in voodoo around here.Ф

УWhatever witchcraft mumbo jumbo they call it.Ф

Gaby gave Shelia a once over, taking in the young womanТs better than average
figure. УWhat did you say you were majoring in?Ф

SheilaТs eyes narrowed. УI happen to be in the upper ten percentile of my class!Ф
she snapped.

УYeah, but was it your brain that got you there? ThatТs the question!Ф

SheilaТs eyes glittered. УWell, nobody could be in any doubt that it was your
brains that got you your position!Ф she snarled through clenched teeth.

УNow IТm going to cry!Ф Gaby shot back at her. УIТll bet my brains stay sharp a
lot longer than your tits and ass!Ф

УYouТd lose,Ф Sheila snapped, her expression abruptly going from fury to
complacency. УDaddyТs got plenty of money to keep everything right where it is. You
should check it out Ms LaPlante. What are you, thirty five now? Forty? Honey, itТs
already hanging low! ThereТs just so much they can do, you know? You should take out
a loan on your car or something.Ф

Gaby glared at the womanТs back as she spun on her heel and sashayed out of the
tent again. Ok, so Sheila wasnТt exactly stupid! She had plenty of ammunition to fight
dirty. Cold blooded, self-centered, materialistic and, to GabyТs way of thinking, probably
a sociopath, but she wasnТt the bimbo her bleached blond hair and wide doe eyes implied.

She didnТt hate Sheila just because sheТd been fortunate enough to be born within
a wealthy family, nor because she was better than average in looks, had straight, white