Son of Truth (Follower of the Word) by Busse Morgan L

Author:Busse, Morgan L. [Busse, Morgan L.]
Language: eng
Format: mobi
ISBN: 9781935929987
Publisher: Marcher Lord Press
Published: 2013-03-29T04:00:00+00:00

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Soft cool silky material pressed against Nierne’s face. She lay there, eyes shut, mind groggy. After a few more seconds, she peeled back the darkness and blinked. Nierne groaned and pushed herself up. She rubbed her face with one hand and pushed back her hair. Slowly her mind came into focus. White gauze floated a few feet from her eyes. Nierne frowned and looked down. Cream-colored silk lay beneath her hands.

Where am I?

She fought the fog that still shrouded her mind. Bells tinkled softly at her feet. At the sound, her eyes flew wide open. Nierne scurried backward across the bed. Her feet caught on the gauze behind her. She turned. The gauze wrapped around her feet and legs. She wrestled with the gauze so hard she—

Thud.

She landed hard on the stone floor. A searing pain erupted across her hip and thigh. Nierne extracted herself from the gauze and scurried to her feet. She looked wildly about her.

The white gauze that had tripped her now fluttered by the bed. Candles burned in sconces hung around the dark room. Along one wall was a chest with an oversized mirror above it. A saddle pack stood beside it. She swerved her head the other way. A table with a washbasin and pitcher. Ahead of her was a doorway that seemed to lead out to a balcony. Her gaze swept the room again. There was no one here.

Nierne let out her breath with a swift whoosh. Cautiously, she took one step, then another, each footfall tinkling softly. The sky outside was dark. Night had already fallen.

She crept toward the balcony, still watching for any movement. When she reached the archway, she walked out. A half pale moon hung in the night sky. Looking down, she could see dark rows on the ground. One of the vineyards, she realized. Which meant she was on the guest side of the estate. In someone’s bedroom.

Nierne took a step back, her stomach boiling up inside her. If she was in a guest bedroom, then she was in the room of the man she was to entertain. Betrayal filled her. Lamya had drugged her and brought her here.

Nierne tried to move, but her body refused to budge. Her mind reeled, searching for a way out. Taking two deep breaths, she closed her eyes. Part of her wanted to cry out to the Word. And on some deep level inside her, she was crying out to Him. But the larger part of her was cold toward Him. He had failed her. The Word had let Father Reth die. He had let Rowen be taken away. He had let her be sold as a slave. And now the Word would let her be handed over to be ravished by some strange man.

Her eyes snapped open. She clenched her hands, her body tense with determination. No. Not this time.

Her resolve brought strength back. Nierne turned and walked into the room. The bells around her ankles tinkled softly as she moved.

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