Amaranth Dawn by Morgan J. Muir

Author:Morgan J. Muir
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: vampire, fantasy, wayuu, spanish, paranormal, magic, dark, romance
Publisher: Morgan J. Muir
Published: 2021-11-01T00:00:00+00:00

MARIA AWOKE SLOWLY, her mind full of the fuzz of sleep.

“Majayülü,” a voice said.

“Mmmmhhhm?” Maria responded, forcing her eyes to open.

“Majayülü?” she said again.

Maria’s brain slowly crunched the word. Señora.

“I’m awake,” she mumbled, pushing herself up awkwardly off her side. The voice belonged to the shy, pregnant woman who had helped her earlier. Maria repeated herself, this time in Wayuunaiki.

“It is good.” The shy woman ducked her head from Maria’s gaze. “It will be dark soon, and you should not still be out here.”

Maria agreed and heaved herself up to her feet, picking up Miguel’s dark coat from off the grass as she rose. When had standing become so difficult? No doubt it was still just soreness from traveling. They each took a side of the basket, and Maria asked the woman her name.

“Muusa,” she said as they began to walk back to the village.

“Cat?” Maria asked in Castilian.

Muusa nodded and mumbled. “Because I am so nervous.”

“When are you expecting?” Maria gestured to the other woman’s very large belly.

Muusa’s smile lit up her face, and she looked at Maria fully for the first time. “Soon. He doesn’t move as much now, but I can tell it will be soon. And you?”

“Not for another couple turns of the moon.” That would be enough time to find Miguel and return home, right?

“You look sad? Are you not happy to have this child?” Muusa asked.

“I can hardly wait.” Maria forced a smile back to her face. “I am only fearful that his father will not be here to see it.”

“I understand that.” Muusa’s face fell, and she again hid her face. “My child’s father will not return. He was lost in the fighting. I know it was a good thing, and we are proud of him, but the pain of his absence is great.”

Maria switched hands with the basket and wrapped her arm around the woman’s shoulders. “I am so sorry for your loss.”

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