Hidden In The Woods by Burns Rachel

Author:Burns, Rachel [Burns, Rachel]
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Published: 2015-11-17T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter 6

Elias

I took Britney a good while to collect herself. But when she did, she bent down and removed a sliver from her foot. It was bleeding. I’d forgotten that she wasn’t wearing shoes any longer.

I got a handkerchief out of my pocket and wiped her eyes dry when she faced me. Her tiny nose was running too, so I wiped that for her too. Then I brushed the sawdust off of her. She was wearing the red velvet dress that I had wanted her to wear for Christmas. I’d clean it and make sure it was ready for her on that day. I wanted everything to be perfect. I could see around her on the floor with her dress spread around her while she opened the box with her puppy in it.

I already ordered one for her. The puppy still needed to be weaned, but she’d be here for Britney on Christmas morning. I would pick him up the day before Christmas.

I planned to take lots of pictures to remember our first Christmas together with. It killed me that one day when she left this world without me. I couldn’t even promise to join her in heaven one day.

I lifted Britney into my arms and carried my naughty bride into our cottage hidden in the woods. The time we had together would be perfect; time spent together only the two of us.

In a few years, I wouldn’t be able to dodge her questions about my age. She’d know the truth. That day would be like starting at square one again. She might want to leave me.

I carried her down the stairs to her bathroom. I’d hoped to be able to move her upstairs soon, but she proved that she wasn’t ready for that by running away this morning.

It had been awful to wake up alone and not know where she was. I had gotten dressed and packed a bag as fast as lightning.

I took the horse and off we went to find her. Luckily, she hadn’t gotten far. I followed her to see what she would do. I saw a wolf in the woods following her. He’d wanted to attack her, but I’d found her in time.

Britney was terribly naive. I loved her for it, but it meant that I needed to be on my toes. She wasn’t the sort that I could leave alone for long. She needed guidance.

I stood her on her feet and took a moment to look at her. She was a very beautiful child. Her features were so fine and adorable in spite of her running nose and watery eyes.

I smiled at her, but she didn’t smile back. I’d forgiven her, but she wasn’t ready to forgive me. She didn’t understand about punishments. I noticed that she was only standing on one foot protecting the other one.

I lifted her up so she was sitting on the countertop.

She gave out a loud howl as her weight pushed down on her punished backside.

“Hush up. I need to look at your foot,” I scolded her as I rolled down her socks.

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