Ginny Hartman by To Guard Her Heart

Author:To Guard Her Heart [Heart, To Guard Her]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
ISBN: 9781499232516
Published: 2014-05-29T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter 13

A Temporary Home

Morning finally came after Rosalind had endured the longest night of her life. She had spent the night thinking back to her dream, of touching the swirling wisps in front of her only to awaken and find herself besides Terric. The first time she had transported from one location to another, she had allowed Terric to convince her it hadn't really happened, but now that it had occurred twice, she wasn't as sure. But then again, she had been dreaming and mayhap she had been sleep-walking as Terric had suggested.

The more she thought about it, the more confused she became, so to seek relief from the confusion, she thought about Terric and the kiss they had shared. She felt all warm and tingly recollecting the moment their lips had met, the way his soft lips molded over hers. She relived that kiss over and over again, even allowing herself to imagine kissing him once more, of kissing him longer. Little did she know how awkward she would feel when she had to face him in the light of morning.

Terric rose first, stretching what she assumed had to be sore muscles from sleeping on the hard ground. He draped his cloak over his shoulders and walked towards the bed. “Rosalind, we must be on our way.”

She slowly rose from the bed, avoiding looking into his face, afraid he'd be able to decipher the secret thoughts she had harbored for him all night long. He held her cloak in his hand and waited patiently while she adjusted and smoothed her dress before wrapping it around her shoulders, tying it securely at her neck. She chanced a quick glance at him then, her heart feeling light as he smiled at her. Mayhap things would not be so awkward between them after all.

“It won't be as easy to sneak you out of the inn undetected. The innkeeper would surely be suspicious if I carried you out once more. He'd think I had a dead wife in my arms, or a wife that did nothing but sleep.” Rosalind's cheeks flamed as he referred to her as his wife. She knew it was just a convenient excuse to avoid suspicion, but suddenly she wished it was something more.

“Put your hood on and just follow my lead,” he instructed, as he opened the door and signaled for her to exit. As soon as they were in the hall, he put one hand on her back and guided her down the short hall and towards the desk at the front of the inn. She kept her eyes downcast, fully relying on him to direct her where she should go.

“Good day,” he called over her head, presumably to the innkeeper, before once more holding open the door and guiding her gently through.

The first thing Rosalind noticed when she stepped outside was that it was raining. She felt the thick drops pelting down from the sky even through her thick cloak. Terric assisted her onto Stephen's back then mounted behind her.

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