Shield's Lady by Jayne Ann Krentz

Author:Jayne Ann Krentz
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: Fantasy Fiction, Contemporary, General, Romance, Historical, Fiction, Love Stories
ISBN: 9780446602679
Publisher: Warner Books
Published: 1985-01-01T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 11

PREGNANT.

The word had seared its way into Sariana’s mind at the climax of the lovemaking the night before and it seemed to be permanently implanted in her brain. She had been thinking about the implications most of the night. Her mind still reeled with them. She was fairly certain she was still in the safe zone of her monthly cycle, but every woman knew how unreliable such a method of contraception was.

As the anxious thoughts went through her head, Sariana was kneeling, fully dressed, on the cabin bunk. She was watching the activity on the docks of Little Chance through the muttipaned window. The windrigger had just finished tying. Through the glass she could see laborers loading and unloading cargo from neighboring ships. In the distance she thought she could make out several rows of colorful pennants. Perhaps there was a fair going on in town.

“Little Chance looks like a busy place,” Sariana remarked to Gryph as he moved purposefully about the cabin. He had bathed and shaved earlier and now he was intent on making preparations to go ashore.

“It is a busy place. Busiest port on the coast outside of Serendipity. Like most port towns, it’s got its share of rough areas. That’s why I want you to stay on board while I take care of my business. I’ll only be gone a couple of hours.”

“I can take care of myself, Gryph.”

“The way you did yesterday morning in Serendipity when you tried to run from me?” He gave her an admonishing glance as he finished fastening his worn belt buckle. The buckle had definitely seen better days. The man carried a fortune in prisma in the form of a pouch lock but that appeared to be the sum total of his wealth. “Forget it. You stay right here and try not to get into any trouble. I’ll have my plans made by the time I return. We might be taking a sled upriver. I’m not sure yet.”

Sariana glanced over her shoulder. “What, exactly, are you going to do here?”

He sat down on the edge of the bunk, putting a sizable dent in the mattress, and tugged on his boots. “I’m going to see someone I know. An old friend. I want to discuss this matter of the cutter with him.”

“He lives here? I thought Shields lived in the frontier towns. Little Chance is hardly a frontier town.”

“Most Shields do live on the frontier. But not all. Delek chose to live in Little Chance because he no longer makes his living chasing bandits. And his lady prefers to live here. It’s her home.”

“Lucky woman. You mean your friend Delek actually gave her a choice?” Sariana didn’t bother to hide the sarcasm.

Gryph raised one eyebrow at the tone of her voice but kept his own even. “Where they live isn’t too critical in the case of Delek and his lady. They have no sons to be trained.”

Sariana was suddenly very interested. “You mean the main reason Shields live out on

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