Pirate in the Mist_Brody by Elizabeth Rose

Author:Elizabeth Rose [Rose, Elizabeth]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: RoseScribe Media Inc.
Published: 2017-10-04T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 5

Gwen sank into the tub of hot water, trying to stop crying. Had she been so gullible her entire life that she didn’t know her father had once been a pirate? She wouldn’t believe it if she hadn’t seen him and her brothers in the tavern years ago with their booty. It all made sense now. She’d never mentioned it to her father, but she did tell her mother what she’d seen that night. It was right afterward that her mother slipped on the floor and died.

With her eyes closed and her head partially under the water, she didn’t even hear Brody enter the room. But when she opened her eyes, there he was, standing at the other end of the tub, staring down at her. She sank lower, crossing her arms over her chest.

“I didn’t hear you come into the room. Why didn’t you make your presence known?”

“You looked so peaceful and comfortable. I didn’t want to disturb you.”

“I’ll get out so you can use the bath.”

“Don’t bother.” He pulled off his headscarf and then his torn tunic. His fingers reached for his belt.

“Why not?” she asked, sure he meant they could use the tub together. Part of her was excited by that idea. Still, she was terrified at the same time.

“I don’t think it’s a good idea to soak my wound in the soapy water.”

“Oh.” She sat up slightly and the water splashed over the rim. “I’ll get out then. Will you please turn around?”

“Of course.” He turned around, bending over to kick off his boots. She hurriedly exited the tub and wrapped herself in a drying cloth big enough to cover her body. “Marta has taken my clothes to clean them. She left me one of her gowns to wear in the meantime. She said it won’t fit her right now since she’s pregnant. She left you a pair of her husband’s breeches and a tunic.”

She removed the towel and reached for the gown. He turned around just then.

“Oh!” She clutched the tunic to her chest. Their eyes met. The fire illuminated the outline of his body. Most rooms at an inn didn’t have a hearth, but this room was the one usually used by Edwin and his wife since they were the proprietors.

“You – you’re beautiful,” he said, his eyes still fastened to her.

“You are very handsome yourself.”

“I don’t know why you hide under those clothes of a boy. You are a woman and should be proud of it.”

“Here.” Holding the towel in front of her with one hand, she gave him Edwin’s clothes with the other. “I’ll just be a minute.”

Their hands brushed against each other when he took the clothes. It was enough to send a flittering tingle up her arm. He jerked backward at the same time.

“You felt it, too, didn’t you?”

“I did,” he admitted. “I also felt something between us in the cave.”

“Why did you lie then?” Her hands trembled.

“I don’t know. I guess I didn’t want to admit that something so beautiful could come from a place that holds dark memories of my past.

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