Deep River Shifters 4 Book Box Set by Lisa Daniels

Author:Lisa Daniels [Daniels, Lisa]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2018-02-09T06:00:00+00:00

The End

Noely’s Dragon

By: Lisa Daniels

Chapter 1

Chance Encounter

Noely placed her basket to the side and began fighting with her curly blonde hair, which had managed to come out of the tie much faster than usual. It really wasn’t a surprise given how far into the woods she had gone. The branches and twigs left little room for moving about, and even when it was tied back, her hair stuck out. Most women were too afraid to venture into the furthest part of the forest behind the palace without assistance, but it wasn’t like the woman had much of a choice given her nature. At only 22, she felt an extreme sense of responsibility toward others and she had no fear of the woods. Since she knew this part of the forest well, she was able to use the safest paths to quickly collect everything she needed. In fact, she had finished locating the items required to complete the chore some time ago and had decided to just enjoy being away from the palace for a while. The problem was that she really didn’t want anyone back at the palace to know about the area, so she needed to come up with a plausible lie in case there were any questions about how she was able to find everything without incident. Lying was something she knew how to do, but it bothered her.

As an employee of the palace, in theory the people at her level didn’t have much choice in what they got to do. Noely had always been a little different, though. Of course, she did have a job working at the castle, but so far she had moved from the stables to the kitchen based on her own decisions. It was an improvement, although it was not exactly the kind of job where she was likely to make an adequate living, not unless she found someone who would help her open an inn. Suddenly the young woman was shaking her head, reminding herself that marriage really was not an option for her, even when she was ready to leave the palace. Noely knew perfectly well that she was good-looking enough to get a man. She was rarely the prettiest woman in any room, but there was a charm to her still youngish-looking face that caught more than one man’s eye. Her figure was nice as well. It was relatively evenly proportioned so that anyone who looked at her could tell that childbirth would not be a problem. The cumulative effect of her appearance was to leave a longing in the men who had seen her, but nothing so pronounced that they would pursue her relentlessly. This could likely be attributed to the fact that Noely was a bit odd for a woman.

The first hurdle for anyone who took an interest in her was the young woman’s lack of interest in progressing through the ranks of the palace. That meant the man would have to spend time going to the kitchens to see the young woman, something that few men who lived in or around the palace would do.

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