4 - Servant Of Chaos: Forgotten Gods by Laura Greenwood

Author:Laura Greenwood [Greenwood, Laura]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Forgotten Gods#4
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 9

I laughed, shocking myself in the process. I had no idea how long it had been since I'd laughed this way. I glanced down at the platter of fresh fruit, not wanting Abu to see the flush on my cheeks. It was only a matter of time before he brought up leaving Seth's temple and going with him when they left. I didn't know how to explain it better to him that I was a slave, that wasn't part of my choice. Unless Seth set me free, I couldn't leave.

And he wasn't going to do that.

"Do you want some wine?" Abu asked, his fingers playing along the handle of the pitcher.

"No, thank you." I didn't drink wine in the mornings. I didn't drink it much the rest of the time either, but I thought it was more polite to say no.

"Water, then?"

"Please." I looked up, meeting his concerned golden eyes.

He smiled, no doubt trying to put me at ease, and filled my goblet.

I picked it up and swallowed it down, trying to clear the sudden dryness in my mouth. I'd never spent the night in a man's rooms. Not that anything had happened. I'd fallen asleep as soon as he'd tended to my wounds.

"Did you sleep at all?" I asked him.

He nodded. "The chair is surprisingly comfortable."

I glanced at the bed, trying not to let the guilt get to me. He knew what he was doing when he stopped Seth's whip. And when he brought me back here. I'd done nothing wrong.

But then, why did I feel this way? Maybe it was the way his gaze tracked me as I moved, even something as simple as me lifting a date from the platter between us.

I almost laughed again. I was on a breakfast date. That was something I'd never expected. Or at least, not for several thousand years. Back at the beginning, I'd dreamed of someone coming and whisking me away once we fell in love. Maybe this was my chance for that.

Glancing up at Abu, I caught his gaze. Oops. I should have realised he was looking and not fallen into his trap.

"You have a beautiful smile," he whispered into the tense air between us.

"Thank you," I murmured.

"I'd say you should do it more often..."

"But you know how I'll answer," I responded, feeling a little bit more at ease.

I leaned in and picked up a slice of orange.

Abu's hand twitched, almost as if he wanted to reach out and touch mine.

Something I don't want to name came over me, and I reached out to clasp his hand with mine.

He startled, but relaxed seconds later, a broad grin settling over his face.

"Won't you consider coming with me?"

Ah, there it was.

I shook my head. "I can't."

"Isn't there some way you can convince Seth to free you?"

This time, the laugh that fell out of me wasn't an easy carefree one like before, but more like the bark of a dog. "There's one way to leave Seth's service, and you saw half of it yesterday.

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