Her Darkest Knight by Amy Mullen

Author:Amy Mullen [Mullen, Amy]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781621354017
Publisher: Clean Reads
Published: 2015-03-09T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter Fifteen

Isabel woke to darkness the next morning. Nicholas was due to take her home. It took her a moment to realize where she was. As her eyes adjusted, she recognized Constance standing by her bed, poking her in the shoulder, urging her to rise.

"What is it?" Isabel asked as she pushed back the coverlets and sat up. "Is there something amiss?"

"Nay, silly. ‘Tis time to ready to go. Father told me I can go with you. We are taking you back to Blackstone. It took some time, but I talked him into it. He says I am free to go."

"But Gemma and Nicholas thought it best you come home. I do not know how they will feel if you return. Why are we leaving so early?" Isabel asked as a yawn snuck up on her. Her mind could not keep up this early.

"I know ‘tis early, but I am ready to go. I did not sleep well. Father is leaving at dawn and wishes to see me off, so we must go now. We spoke at length last eve after you were abed, and he sent a message to Blackstone telling Nicholas he did not need to come because his men would escort us to your home."

Isabel rubbed her eyes and stared up at the stone ceiling above her. The room was chilly, and all she wanted was a few more minutes of sleep. "Nicholas is not coming? Are you sure?"

"No message came back, so he must be in agreement. Do not worry, Isabel. My father’s men will see us safely there."

"But…"

"He is sending his knights with us," Constance said, interrupting Isabel. "Both William and Don are going, so we will be safe. ‘Tis a short ride, and we will not be alone. Twenty soldiers will come as well."

Isabel struggled with her devotion to her friend. Constance was getting stranger by the day, and this was probably the strangest request she had yet made. "We would be safe with Nicholas. Why did you do this? ‘Tis only a few more hours. You are not making much sense. You need to tell me the real reason, or I shall not rise and you can go without me. I will wait for Nicholas. He will come for me if you arrive without me."

Constance plopped onto the edge of Isabel’s bed. "I will tell you the truth. There is someone at Blackstone with whom I am most smitten. Please, do not tell anyone! I cannot bear to be away from him, and I know I have limited time to see him before I am betrothed. I am most eager to see him again. Because he is so busy, some days I have only seen him properly at Mass. If we leave here at dawn, we will miss Mass, and I may have to wait another day to see him."

"Are you serious?" Isabel asked. "Is this why you were so upset about leaving Blackstone? Is this a man who might ask for your hand?" Isabel’s mind whirled.

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