A Love Through Time by TERRI BRISBIN

Author:TERRI BRISBIN
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: romance, paranormal romance, scotland, medieval, highlands, time travel romance, terri brisbin
Publisher: Terri Brisbin

Chapter 26

The sunlight piercing through the window wakened Maggie the next morning. Sliding her hand across the bed, she discovered that Alex was gone. She sat up and looked around the room to see if he had slept on the floor by the fire. The room was empty but for her. She slid off the bed and gathered her skirt and bodice from the trunks. Reaching into the skirt pocket, she took out her linen chemise and realized she had better find a new one soon. Her only undergarment had become worn and thin from the constant wearing and washing. She left on Alex's shirt and dressed quickly in the chilly room. After braiding her hair and wrapping it in a cloth, she was ready to break her fast and to begin her day in the kitchens.

Break her fast! She was beginning to sound like these Scots in her thoughts now. Most of the servants in the kitchen had stopped snickering behind her back in Gaelic and started speaking in a Scots-English once the newness of the situation wore off. There were still a few men who pinched her behind or pulled at her breasts, but they didn't try it very often. Alex made his possession of her very clear in public and to touch her in his or his friends' sight would be a direct challenge. The cowards who still tormented her would never want to face the laird's son in a fight.

The only time, she thought, that Alex did not proclaim his ownership of her was in the presence of Anice. They had agreed not to humiliate her in front of the clan since they would hopefully not be here forever, and she would. She would have to live out the embarrassment they caused while they were here in her time.

Maggie walked through the hall on her way to the kitchens. The tables were in place and soldiers, servants, and some family members were starting to drift in to eat. She still couldn't face the porridge the cooks made for breakfast. She entered the kitchen, poured a mug of water, and took some bannocks from a large platter that was ready to be served. The bannock cakes reminded her of rice cakes, moister and heavier, but very definitely palatable. She finished her quick meal and started her duties.

A few minutes later, one of Anice's serving women came into the room and asked the cook to have food delivered to Anice's room. At the cook's nod, Maggie began organizing a tray. The woman's voice rang out through the relative quiet in response.

"Nay! I'll not have my lady's food touched by that whore. Odara, find another to prepare and deliver it now. The lady is waiting." Without waiting for an answer, the woman turned and left.

Maggie came to a complete stop, her hand still extended to pick up a small loaf of bread. Even though she knew that she was not actually Alex's lover, the words sliced through her. The flush and heat of humiliation crept up to color her cheeks.

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