Harlequin Historical September 2019, Box Set 2 of 2 by Mary Brendan

Author:Mary Brendan
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2019-01-15T00:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER TWELVE

Aevir spent the next several days recovering in Ellan’s home. With each day that passed, his moods became blacker. They had not spoken of their talk that had happened in the middle of the night. Ellan knew that it would only lead to even more heartache, so she had decided not to mention it. Aevir seemed to be following her lead. Although his eyes had different ideas.

They followed her constantly. Sometimes she thought those eyes could see into her soul. Sometimes she felt them on her even when she was near the hearth and the blanket was drawn between that room and the alcove. They warmed her and fed that tiny light of hope that had refused to burn out even though she knew their situation was hopeless.

Each day she had managed to put off thinking about the future. He was here with her now and she would hold on to that fact for as long as she could. The days to come would be soon enough to think about Tolan and Henrik and a life without Aevir in it.

‘Ellan, did you hear me?’ His voice came from the alcove, only it wasn’t muffled by the thickness of the blanket.

She whirled around from her place at the hearth to see that he was standing at the alcove’s entrance. ‘You got up by yourself.’

He smiled, the first one she had seen in days, and her heart flopped over. ‘Aye. I told you I’m feeling better.’ He stepped forward, though hobbled forward might have been a better description. His leg was still tender.

She rushed around the hearth to help him, but he waved her off.

‘Where are my trousers? I’m taking my meal in the hall tonight.’

‘That is not a good idea.’ Ellan warned. ‘You could reopen your thigh wound. It has not healed enough yet.’

A scowl was quick to replace the smile. ‘You always say that. I’ve been pacing my prison alcove for days and that hasn’t happened.’

She shouldn’t have been surprised he’d been secretly walking, but she was too upset to scold him for that. Taking his evening meal in the hall was the first step to leaving her behind. It was madness to think so, but it was also true. If he left tonight, then he would spend more time in the hall tomorrow. The day after that he might decide he was well enough to spend his nights there as well. Then she would have no excuse to spend any time with him. She knew that he would eventually leave, but she had hoped for a few more days.

‘It’s too soon,’ she blurted out, wringing her hands.

‘You always say that, too.’ He glanced around the large room, looking for the clothing his men had brought him days ago.

He was right. She did always say that.

‘I do not want you to re-injure yourself.’ Her shoulders fell as she walked to the corner where his clothing had been folded and put inside a trunk. When she turned back around he had gone back inside the alcove to sit on the side of the bed.

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