A Warrior's Heart by Misty M. Beller

Author:Misty M. Beller
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Historical Fiction;Christian fiction;Love stories;FIC042110;FIC042030;FIC027360
Publisher: Baker Publishing Group
Published: 2021-07-14T00:00:00+00:00

18

Once Evan had settled on the fur with his shaving supplies spread around him, Brielle took her seat against the wall. Silence settled over them as he focused on his work, but the more time passed, the more tension tightened his arms and made his fingers clumsy. The only woman who’d ever watched him shave had been Sophia, but she’d never sat and openly stared at him the way Brielle was doing.

As he paused to wipe the shaving soap from his blade, he sent a smile her way. “I’m not accustomed to an audience.”

She raised her brows, and her mouth pressed into a pert line. But she didn’t say anything in answer.

He lifted the blade to his jaw again and peered into the metal jar lid he used as a mirror. “Am I doing it wrong?” If he kept prodding, maybe he’d get a word or two out of her.

“I’m usually hunting outside of village walls when my father does his shaving, so I wouldn’t know. I think you’re doing all right.” There was a response. And something in it struck him almost as sassy. As though she’d relaxed around him enough to tease.

He kept working without glancing at her again, pulling a steady swipe across his skin, then wiping the soap off the razor with the cloth. “I’ve always figured as long as I get the hair off without drawing blood, I’ve accomplished my goal.”

Something was beginning to spark between them. If he were honest, he’d been overly aware of her since the beginning, but she’d treated him differently since the tussle with Gerald. Had he proved something in her mind?

What would it take to prove his innocence completely for her? Would she lay down her defenses enough to give him a chance to win her heart? He had a feeling that winning Brielle would be no easy feat. But she would be worth every bit of effort required.

But what was he saying? This wasn’t a mission to find a wife. An entire country—hundreds of thousands of men, women, and children—depended on him to find the mineral needed to win the war. How could he be so selfish as to let them down merely to pursue his own happiness?

As it was, he’d been doing precious little to find pitchblende since he’d been captured. True, he’d been locked in this room for days on end. He’d watched for pitchblende every place they took him, but he’d found no sign of it. Yet he’d definitely seen the orange striations that signaled the presence of pitchblende on the backside of this mountain. He had to find a way to search more in these caves.

He’d have to be watchful during the feast.

He sent a glance toward Brielle. Since they had a few moments, maybe she’d be willing to share a bit more about herself. “I’m curious.” Her expression didn’t change so he pushed on. “How did you come to be chief of the guards? Was it a dream of yours? Or is it

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