His Bride by Gayle Callen

Author:Gayle Callen
Format: mobi, pdf
Published: 2010-12-03T05:00:00+00:00

Will, the groom, perhaps ten years old, not only had sandy hair, but a cheerful face full of freckles. He bowed low before Gwyneth, then strode off at her side, pleased to be chosen. The walk into town only took an hour, and the boy kept up a steady stream of chatter about the plants they passed and the places he’d visited that never varied farther than twenty miles from Swintongate.

This time when Gwyneth entered the village, people waved to her. Will introduced her to those she didn’t know, and soon she had a few more young men and women ready to come work at Castle Wintering. She even talked with the seamstress, who agreed to make regular visits to the castle several days a week.

“Would ye like to meet me ma?” Will asked with excitement, when they’d left the seamstress’s parlor. “We live in a room behind the carpenter’s shop.”

“I would love to meet your mother,” she said.

On the way, Will explained that his father had died when he was young and his mother supported them by working at the tavern. “She serves the food, milady, and since ’tis not quite dinner yet, she’ll be home.”

They walked through a narrow alley between gray stone buildings, behind which was a small field planted with vegetables and flowers. He flung wide the only door at the rear of the building, and she winced, hoping his mother wasn’t caught at a private moment.

A woman stood at the table just inside, pinning on an apron. Her hair was shiny black and her face pale and lovely. She must have borne her son when she was very young. She gave a little jump as she glanced up at them, then her eyes flickered back to her son with a worried frown.

“Will! Please don’t tell me Blackwell let ye go.”

“No, Mum. I’m runnin’ errands with Lady Blackwell. Here she is!”

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