Preda's Voice (Guardians of Vaka Book 1) by Carolyn Gross

Author:Carolyn Gross [Gross, Carolyn]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2015-07-13T05:00:00+00:00

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It was odd, but when Will left the room, Preda felt his absence. It wasn’t as if she missed him, but she could feel he was no longer next to her. She looked down at her clothes after he left and realized they were the same ones she was wearing in Argentina. She desperately needed to shower and change. The shower she would ask Al about later. Maybe her wound had healed enough. As for the clothes..., she wondered.

Preda walked over to the heavy armoire in the bedroom and opened the door. She hoped but did not expect to find clothes. What she saw astounded her. She shouldn’t have been surprised after all the things she had been given, but this was incredible. Beautiful silk gowns in every color filled the entire cabinet. She noted the dresses were not exactly modest. They had swooping necklines and open backs. What on earth am I going to do with these?

Thankfully the drawers held more reasonable clothing, though they were no less expensive looking. Silk blouses and tailored pants that fit her perfectly filled the drawers. The shoes were also beautiful. Preda had never worn anything but sneakers, and the slightly raised heels she tried on now made her whole body look different in the mirror. No wonder women wear these things. Her whole self-image had changed with just a pair of black pumps.

She walked down to dinner. She felt awkward, but the men made her feel appropriate. They were all wearing nice clothes themselves. All four had been waiting in the dining room, and Preda was chagrined to find that dinner had already been served. They were clearly waiting on her.

Preda blushed when they all stood as one as she entered the room. Having spent her entire young adult life serving her supposed father dinner and leaving to eat alone at the kitchen counter, this felt unusual. Al pulled out a chair for her, and they sat down only after she did. She felt herself blushing. “Please don’t wait for me next time,” she said.

They looked confused by the request. “Nonsense,” Al said as though that was the end of the discussion.

Jim said, “Preda, you look very pretty tonight.”

The compliment was innocent, but it was the first time anyone had ever said that about her. Preda blushed an even deeper shade of red. She concentrated on the food in front of her and murmured, “Thank you.”

Will smiled. “OK. Enough making her feel uncomfortable.”

“What did I do?” asked Jim.

His question was ignored, and everyone started eating. The meal was incredible. Al had baked lasagna with garlic bread. Preda ate so much, she felt as if her stomach was going to explode. It tasted so good that she was only slightly embarrassed when she had eaten more than any of the men eating with her.

Al laughed at her effusive compliments, but she put genuine feeling behind her words to let him know she meant it. He beamed under the praise, and she knew her voice had worked because the tips of her toes were tingling.

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