Silent Dreams by Monroe Jennifer

Author:Monroe, Jennifer
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2020-03-30T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Seventeen

Turning the page in the book of poetry, Annabel tried her best to feign reading as she considered her options. She had spent the previous night gazing out at the storm and allowing her mind to devise several methods of escape. From their conversation, she had learned the truth; he had no intention of harming her, and therefore, she could draw the conclusion that her aunt was also in no real danger. At least not from Edward. If she could get to Scarlett Hall before whomever was behind this dreadful act, perhaps she could put a stop to that person harming her aunt.

The more she considered escape, the more she knew it had to be done. She could not remain here in this cottage, not with how this man made her feel. Her actions with her ankle had been most unladylike, and remaining could bring about other actions that could very well send her tumbling down a moral well.

Edward spent a good portion of his afternoon and most of the evening drinking. The best way to make her escape was to wait for him to drink himself into a stupor and climb out the window. Now that she had encountered one of the guards, she had an idea what to expect. Keeping to the shadows would be imperative, for the guard who found her this time might not be as lenient as the first. If she happened upon the same man, perhaps a kiss or two would pay for his silence once more.

Knowing in which direction she should go was a challenge, but she had no doubt her first instincts had been correct. If a village did not lay the direction from where they came, then it had to be in the opposite. It made the most sense. Cottages would not be clustered together as these were unless they were near a village or town.

“You appear to truly enjoy poetry.”

Startled, Annabel glanced over at Edward, who sat in the opposite chair just as he had the night before. Bereft of his coat and wearing only his shirtsleeves, he smoothed down dark hair, the muscle in his arm pushing against the material causing the moisture in her mouth and throat to evaporate. How could he affect her so?

“Would you care to share a line with me?” He smiled, which sent that now familiar tingle through her insides. The man had not shaved since they arrived, and for some reason she found him even more handsome with the short beard that was forming on his jaw. Or was it his eyes that captivated her?

This is silly! she chastised silently. How often had he articulated that he was her kidnapper and she his captive? What was she doing having thoughts of what lay beneath the sleeve of his shirt?

“It is some of the finest words I have ever read,” she replied. “I would be happy to share a few lines.” Looking down at the text, she hoped the words were indeed good, for she had not read a single line in nearly an hour.

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