For the King by Lina J Potter

Author:Lina J Potter [Potter, Lina J]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: LitHunters Ltd.
Published: 2019-07-15T22:00:00+00:00

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Lily whistled a tune. She was in a joyful mood, anticipating cool water, soap, and... Yes, that, too. So what?

It’s not like she was committing adultery. He was her lawful husband approved both by Aldonai and the king.

But...what was that? A member of the royal guard was standing by the riverside. He was tall, half a head above Lilian, good-looking, and blond-haired.

He watched her, and his gaze... That went beyond simply undressing her with his eyes; it was as if he had already taken her, dressed her back, and was about to undress her again. Lilian squinted.

Then she returned his stare. She sized him up, taking off his clothes, and winced, I wouldn’t take such junk even on a sale or for free, then clothed him back. What, did you expect me to blush? An army brat? A medical student?

She had seen her share of men without clothes, or without skin, or even in STD clinics. Now that was the place that could make you want to retire into a convent. But here? Hmph! She had no time for peddlers of syphilis.

Her reaction clearly took Anthony by surprise.

The countess was supposed to be embarrassed, blush, and maybe even start babbling something in the vein of “Who are you?” or “How could you?” He would follow that up with a decisive assault, an ecstatic moan, and leave for the shadow of the woods.

Instead, the countess was almost mocking him. An obvious question was written in her eyes, but not the one he wanted. Anthony saw her green eyes asking him, why don’t you get lost, my dear?

He launched an attack. He stepped forward, falling on one knee, which also made him closer to the countess.

“M’lady, your enchanting eyes lit a raging fire of love inside my heart. I am sick as I swelter with desire...”

That was a mistake, of course. Because as Lilian Earton made just one step forward, she gave the romantic hero a sharp push on the shoulder, knocking the gallant admirer off balance right into the river.

The next thing he knew, he was plunged into cold water headfirst. Shocked, he breathed in, and when he finally re-emerged and coughed the water out of his lungs, Lilian was already gone, and he had to dive back in, as he heard the steps of Count Earton.

Escaping was just as hard. He had to swim downstream, so numb he couldn’t even feel the cold anymore and so angry that he couldn’t notice anything around him. What a bitch!

He had bared his very soul to her, and what did she do? If hate was a material substance, the river would boil. Still, nobody could bend the laws of physics; no matter how he seethed with rage, the fish remained alive.

Anthony climbed ashore and crawled into the camp, trying to stay unnoticed, afraid of becoming the laughingstock of the camp.

You whore, you wretch, you skank! I’ll pay you back, just you wait! You’ll never forget me!

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