Daughter of the Diamond: Book IV of the Elementals Series by Marisol Logan

Author:Marisol Logan [Logan, Marisol]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2017-04-30T05:00:00+00:00

-XI-

A full week passed before Andon felt comfortable leaving Veria and Aleon, and by that time, Veria was already back to her normal self as far as physical functions were concerned. They were both sleep deprived, but she was walking around the house just fine and felt relatively little pain, besides some pinching cramps in her lower abdomen when she nursed, which Turqa said was normal.

Turqa had also given Aleon daily checkups, insisting to both Veria and Andon that he was the healthiest early baby that he had ever delivered, and he was already noticing incredible improvement in his growth.

“You're doing an incredible job,” he regularly assured them. “Keep up the good work and by the time he's a year old, it will be imperceptible that he was premature.”

Even though she knew it had to be done, Veria's heart ached to watch Andon descend the steps and leave the house. They hadn't been apart for more than minutes at a time since she had shown up in the carriage, moments from giving birth.

While he was gone, Tanisca took the opportunity for some quality time with Aleon, taking him to the nursery and insisting that Veria rest as long as possible. She drifted off in her bed almost immediately and woke up to see the beginning of a vibrant orange sunset out her window, panicked that she had slept so long and no one had awakened her to feed the baby. Her heart pounded as she jumped out of the covers and ran into the nursery, finding him snoozing peacefully in his bassinet, with Irea in her bed napping next to him, while Tanisca rocked in the rocking chair, reading by lantern light.

“Don't worry, Via,” she whispered, as if reading Veria's thoughts. “Turqa cleared Aleon for a bottle of goat's milk. You needed the sleep.”

Veria sighed and nodded.

“Do you feel better?” her mother asked. “You slept for almost six hours.”

“A bit, thank you,” Veria replied.

“When will Andon be back?” Tanisca murmured. “I've told the cook to have dinner ready at six and I would love it if you both would join us at the table instead of hiding in your room with the baby.”

Veria shrugged. “He was going to Haleshore, which is quite a ways northeast. And then he mentioned going by Guyler to pack up his clothes to bring here.”

“My goodness,” Tanisca remarked, “it will be midnight before he gets back. Well, you can eat at the table with the rest of us then.”

“Sounds lovely,” Veria agreed with a nod. “I am going to go freshen up then, since it's nearly six.”

For the first time in a week, Veria put on real clothes—a dress instead of a nightgown and her dressing robe—pulling out the green tent dress that had been one of her standbys from after she had Irea and was still puffy and distended through her waist. She put a few drops of rose oil on her fingers and rubbed the musky, floral moisture into the skin of her

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