Sweet Revenge by Sands Lynsay

Author:Sands, Lynsay [Sands, Lynsay]
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

Sweet Revenge

Chapter Twelve

“ ‘Tis lovely.”

“Aye,” Kyla agreed on a sigh. Standing in the waist-​high water now that her body had adjusted to the temperature, she started wading farther out into the ocean. She had been quite surprised when Aelfread had come upon her on the beach. Having left her friend at the cottage not that long ago, Kyla had thoroughly expected the woman to still be there. She had even considered going there to pour out her woes, but realizing that Robbie most like would have headed there after Galen had dressed him down and dismissed him, she had headed for the beach instead. She had not been there long when the other woman had arrived, an empty basket over her arm and the flush of anger on her cheeks.

They had spent quite a bit of time relating what had happened since leaving each other and commiserating on the stupidity of men. Then they’d decided to forget all about it briefly and relax in the water with a swim.

“Damn me.”

Kyla whirled in the water at that exclamation, her face reddening as she saw the shock on the other woman’s face. She had worn one of her older undertunics today. One Morag had been hying to get her to throw out for ages, but it was one of Kyla’s favorites and she wore it often. Too often. It was worn near threadbare and was no doubt as useless as wearing nothing at all when wet. It was obvious now by the other woman’s expression. She sighed at her decision that morning not to bother having Morag bandage her back, so that it could get some air. Aelfread had obviously just got her first look at the scar she knew crossed her back. The woman confirmed her suspicion with her first words.

“I had heard ‘Twas a vicious wound, but good God! It looks as if they tried to slice ye in two,” she exclaimed, wading through the water toward her.

“ ‘Twould be straight across my back, not from shoulder to waist, were that the case,” Kyla murmured uncomfortably.

“Aye, but…” Pausing beside her, the other woman took her arm and urged her around so that she could see it again. Kyla turned reluctantly, uncomfortable in the silence that followed as Aelfread examined her injury through the cloth of her tunic. She was more than relieved when she finally had seen enough and waded back around to face her. “It still looks raw.”

Kyla shook her head. “It bothers me little so long as I do not rest directly on it.” She watched the other woman’s face closely, then asked, “Is it very ugly?”

“Ugly?” Aelfread appeared surprised at the question, but considered it seriously before answering, “Nay. No’ ugly. No’ pretty either. ‘Tis just there.”

Kyla frowned at that response and tried to rephrase her question. “Aye, but do you think Galen would be repulsed were he to see it?”

Her eyebrows rose at that. “Were he to see it? Surely ye ken he has seen it already? Ye told me yerself that ye had consummated the wedding last eve.

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