Dark Feather: A Dark Post Apocalyptic Romance by Hensley Alta

Author:Hensley,Alta [Hensley,Alta]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Blushing Books Publication
Published: 2016-09-22T21:00:00+00:00

Chapter Nine

Slipping out of the first dress I had worn in a long time, I ran my hand down the fabric. Yes, the color had reminded me of blood, and yet now, the richness of the deep, vibrant crimson would always bring to mind elegance and… well, femininity. Removing the ruby necklace and setting it next to the dress, I shook my head. Neither of those things had a purpose in my life. Pulling on the clothing I had worn only a few hours earlier, I reminded myself that jewels, no matter how priceless, and a dress, no matter how beautiful, would not keep me safe. My training, my skills as a warrior, my ability to nock an arrow into my bow, sending it true to its target—as easily as the servants had wielded their pots to paint my face—those traits would keep me alive.

Rigby insisted on walking me back to camp after we’d left the dinner and I had changed. After the spanking, and the intimate influence of submission, and with his hand even now pressed hotly against my flesh, I no longer had the same desire to protest his dictate. His kind words and soft touch afterwards had earned it. My feelings for Rigby remained of confusion, but one thing I was sure of was my intense respect for him.

“Do you know where the Penna are keeping our men?” I asked as we strolled under the moonlight. The battle a few days back had resulted in three of the Cyan men being captured.

“We don’t.”

“They know how to torture answers out of the bravest of men. I fear our location is no longer safe.”

He nodded. “We have never been safe. If the Penna want to march toward us, I say let them. We will be ready.”

“We should be on the attack, not the defense. We need to find them before they even get within several miles of here.”

He leaned in closer to my face, and I moved closer as well. I watched his eyes glinting in the moonlight, hoping for another kiss like before.

“RIGBY!”

A voice shouted from a few hundred yards away. I thought I recognized it to be Oakes calling.

“RIGBY!”

Rigby and I hurried toward the shouting and saw a beaten body lying naked in the bitter night snow. I recognized the man’s face.

“Garrett,” I said softly under my breath. Poor Garrett. He was always one of the nicer soldiers. I breathed a solemn sigh.

Oakes studied Rigby and me when he saw us approach him side by side. Oakes pointed at the dead body. “The Penna and their cowardly men killed him. They killed a man held captive.”

“Did he say anything before you saw him like this?” Rigby asked.

“Not a word. He stumbled here and collapsed,” Oakes replied. “Maybe if you hadn’t been too busy deciding where to ‘stick your dagger,’ none of this would have happened.”

“How dare you speak to me like that!” Rigby tried to lift his sword free but I stopped him fast, resting my hand on his wrist.

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