Knight Of Her Life by Marisa Chenery

Author:Marisa Chenery
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Publisher: Marisa Chenery
Published: 2017-04-30T18:30:00+00:00

Chapter Thirteen

Terric was nervous. He could face a fully armed knight charging down the list, but the thought of standing in front of a priest, reciting his vows to the woman he loved, was downright terrifying. Having Edwin fuss over him was not making matters better. The boy kept pulling at his tunic, trying to make it sit just so.

Having reached the end of his patience, Terric slapped Edwin’s hands away. “Enough, Edwin. If you pull on my tunic any more, you will put a hole in it.”

Edwin stepped back and gave Terric a thorough inspection. “I just want you to look perfect is all. You do not get married every day.”

“You have done a fine job. Thanks to you, I will not shame Jacqueline by looking scruffy.”

How he was attired on this important day was all Edwin’s doing. As Lady Elizabeth and her daughter-in-law had labored over Jacqueline’s gown, Edwin had been busy selecting what Terric would wear. Though he had few items of clothing, he did have outfits that were appropriate for the feasts after the tournaments he attended. His squire had gone through it all and personally mended and cleaned the items he had picked.

The tunic was black velvet, embroidered with gold threads along the cuffs, hem, and neck. Even though it was acceptable to have gems sewn onto it as well, Terric was never one to be so ostentatious. His hose was black, along with his boots. The belt strapped around his waist was plain black leather with a gold buckle.

Terric poured himself a goblet of wine, hoping it would help to steady his nerves. He resisted the urge to quaff it down in one large gulp and made himself take a small sip.

After knocking once, a very agitated Lady Elizabeth entered his chamber. The expression upon her face made Terric assume all was not well. He put his goblet down and then stepped closer to her.

“What is wrong, my lady?”

“It is Jacqueline.”

Having only heard Jacqueline’s name, a flood of worry washed over Terric. In his anxiety, he grabbed Lady Elizabeth by the upper arms and inadvertently squeezed. “What? Is she hurt? Tell me.” The older woman cringed, he realized he was hurting her. “My apologies. I did not mean to cause you pain.”

Lady Elizabeth rubbed her arms and nodded. “I know you did not. Jacqueline is not injured. At least I hope she is not. It is just…she is missing. She is not in her chamber, and I cannot find her anywhere.”

“How can she have disappeared? Could she have gone to the chapel on her own?”

“Nay, I already checked. She was not there.”

Unable to accept Jacqueline just having vanished into thin air, Terric brushed past Lady Elizabeth and went to his intended’s chamber. Edwin and Lady Elizabeth followed. Seeing the empty chamber gave Terric an eerie feeling. Jacqueline was supposed to be there, happily preparing to pledge her love to him.

He searched her empty chamber, hoping to find a clue as to her whereabouts. The others joined in the search as well.

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