As Christy told herself that, her alarm faded a little but refused to disappear entirely.

The alarm faded from Crosby's eyes as he read the note.

The alarm faded and he closed his eyes but did not leave me.

His voice was so gentle that the alarm faded from the elderly woman's face.

"I have business to discuss with Ajay Naylor," he said, mildly, and was absurdly pleased to see the alarm fade from her eyes.

The alarms of the past minutes faded before a tantalising awareness of the strong body cradling her.

Wynne had never seen the other girl before, but her alarm faded as she studied the face that smiled in her direction.

Once the first shock was over, Holroyd's alarm faded.

Gradually her own alarm in his presence faded too.

The alarm had faded; she pursed her lips, and pushed them in and out, regarding me with an air of calculation.