Daughter of Two Worlds: Book Three of the Aun Series by Lee Bezotte

Author:Lee Bezotte [Bezotte, Lee]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Insparket Media
Published: 2020-06-29T05:00:00+00:00

“I heard you like blackberry pie,” Kugun said as he slid a piece over to Maren on an old tin plate. They sat at the table in the apartment at the back of the shop.

“Yes,” the girl said, looking at the plate, then back toward the man’s face. She didn’t like the look of this pie. What she had at the festival in Laor was bright and full and smelled of fresh cream and berries. This piece was flat, the cream was runny, and it smelled as if the berries were beginning to turn. “Most of the time,” she added, as she reached to massage her ear.

“Stop playin’ wit yer damn ear!” he yelled as he slapped a fork down next to the plate.

Maren startled and let go of her ear. She sat up straight and swallowed as she slowly reached for the fork. The unexpected shout caused her hand to tremble.

“Why is yer hand shakin’?” the man asked with annoyance in his voice.

The girl wanted to say that it was because the man scared her, but she felt that would be risky so she answered, “I don’t know.”

“Well, yer a strange one,” he replied. “Yer the worst worker I ever ’ad.”

Maren swallowed again and took a bite of the pie. It was flavorless and felt like paste in her mouth. “I’m sorry,” she said as she forced the bite down.

Kugun got up from his chair, turned toward the counter, and sliced a piece of pie for himself. Sitting down, he took a hefty forkful of it and shoveled it into his mouth. While still chewing, he said, “You’ve three days ta improve er I’m takin’ ya back ta da camp. You hear me?”

The girl heard none of the man’s threats. Instead, she was fixated on a thin line of blackberry juice that ran from the corner of his mouth to the end of his whiskery chin. Pretending the escaping stream to be alive, she thought to herself, Let’s get out of this hole. It stinks in here! and a smile escaped from the corner of her mouth.

Her boss’s forehead pushed down into a chubby pile on his brow. “What er ya smilin’ fer?” he demanded. “Do ye think this is a joke?” As he spoke, more juice came from his mouth and his exposed teeth revealed blackberry stains and pulp wedged between them.

The sight made Maren’s earlier thought seem even more amusing, and a giggle escaped. When it did, she immediately noticed Kugun’s lip curl and his eyes burn hot. She didn’t see it, but she felt his large hand slap her across the cheek and temple. Her head jerked to the side and she felt pain radiate from there to the rest of her body. She caught herself on the table so she didn’t fall out of her chair. As the room spun, she could hear the man howling.

“You disrespectful little brat! I git ye dis pie and ye mock me when I get cross! I’m not even gonna bother takin’ ye back ta da slaver camp.

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