Her Saving Grace by Winchester Catherine

Author:Winchester, Catherine [Winchester, Catherine]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Published: 2013-11-12T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Fourteen

Damaris lay with her head propped up on her hand, watching as Nathaniel slept; he looked so peaceful that she felt she could watch him forever.

She looked to their joined hands and marvelled that neither one of them had pulled away in the night.

He was such an unusual man and she didn’t quite know what to make of him. When they had first met, he had treated her as many men had, dismissing her as if she were nothing. Since then however, he had been good to her.

It was clear to her that while he respected her intellect, there were many things that he could do and she couldn’t. His way with other people, for instance and his easy charm. She could improve her disposition, she knew, she hadn’t been so sharp when she was younger but years of keeping to herself, combined with a naturally short tolerance for witlessness, meant that she wasn’t as inclined to put up with the failings of those around her, as she might once have been. She had no desire to pander to people who dismissed her as only a woman, or who belittled her intelligence.

Even if she did make an effort to appear more affable to those around her though, she just didn’t have the insight into human nature that Nathaniel appeared to. He seemed to have a natural intuition that allowed him to get anyone to trust him and although she was loathe to admit it, the trait perfectly complimented her intellect.

Damaris hadn’t been inclined to dwell on her failings in recent years, because looking inward meant facing her grief, and she simply couldn’t do that. Her father had been an encouraging man but he never gave praise where it wasn’t due, so she wasn’t completely without insight into her character. As such, she knew that she had character flaws, and that she had only allowed those flaws to grow over the last few years.

Nathaniel never seemed to rub her nose in those failings however, he supported her and encouraged her strengths, rather than relishing in her weaknesses as she felt many did.

If she could bring herself to love another person, it would be a man like him.

He was wrong that love couldn’t be controlled though. Love was weakness and had to be stopped. It wasn’t even a matter of choice as far as she was concerned, it was more a matter of survival, after all, how many times could a heart be broken before it shattered beyond repair?

Leaving him to awaken alone seemed particularly cold however, and she hesitated to leave, even although she knew she must.

Reluctantly, she let go of his hand, (thankfully his grip was loose due to his slumber) then as quietly as she could, she stole from the room and back to her bedroom.

She breathed a sigh of relief as she closed the bedroom door behind her, pleased not to have encountered anyone in the hallways.

“Where have you been?” Lilly asked, surprising her. The other woman was standing in the doorway to the dressing room.

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