Sword for His Lady by Mary Wine

Author:Mary Wine
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Publisher: Sourcebooks, Inc
Published: 2015-05-26T04:00:00+00:00

Seven

Mildred was right.

Isabel tried to clear her mind and let that single thought sink in. It slid right off and she huffed. Mildred was very knowledgeable.

She pressed her hands together and attempted to concentrate on her prayer. She ended up opening her eyes.

Mildred was driving her insane.

Isabel left when the service was finished but two women trailed her. Seven days had never felt so long. She went to the mews, seeking out Griffin.

“I thought your nurse agreed with your wedding.”

Isabel looked up to find Ambrose leaning against one of the walls in the mews. Griffin bristled but settled back down.

“She does.”

“Yet she stops the consummation?”

Isabel held out her gloved hand for Griffin. “Forgive me, sir, but I shall not discuss so personal a matter with you.”

Ambrose crossed his arms over his chest as he leaned back against the wall. His blond hair had a curl to it, giving him a boyish flair, but one look into his blue eyes and she knew he was no boy. There was hard muscle beneath the sleeves of his tunic and broad shoulders to attest to the hours of training he did with his sword. The man was a knight, and a proven one at that. Deep in his eyes was a knowledge of things she couldn’t possibly fathom that would make her shiver if she looked too closely.

“It is the talk of the manor, madam.”

“Of course it is.”

She gave him a withering look. He groaned and straightened. “I would have my bed back. Tell me what your nurse likes, the way to her heart.”

Isabel laughed. “Mildred is past the age of wooing, Sir Ambrose.”

He grinned, full of mischief. “No woman ever is. It is simply a matter of the right methods of persuasion.”

His tone was confident. It stirred a hint of mischief in her, which was a welcome improvement over the frustrations of the past week.

“You are a rogue.”

He spread his arms wide and bent slightly at his lean waist. But when he straightened he sighed. “Yet I will admit that your nurse has proven resistant to my charm. Which leaves me the option of stuffing her into an arrow sack as a means of achieving my goal.”

“Do not,” Isabel scolded, but found him looking at her with a teasing glint in his eyes. “She adores quail eggs.”

His face brightened, intent flashing through his eyes. “Excuse me, lady, I have my own hunt to embark on.”

He left the mews before Mildred emerged from the shadows.

“Selling my secrets, are you?”

Isabel carried Griffin toward the doorway. “Merely ensuring you enjoy the attentions being given to you.” She fluttered her eyelashes. “You shouldn’t waste opportunities. A wise person recently offered me the same advice.”

Mildred humphed, but there was a small smile decorating her lips, proving she was amused.

“You might have told him you have started to bleed.”

Isabel fluttered her eyelashes. “And deny you the pleasure of being the object of his attention?”

Mildred narrowed her eyes and shook a bony finger at Isabel. “Inside this time-ravaged body is the girl I was.

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