Tamed by the Prince by McAllister Cathy

Author:McAllister, Cathy [McAllister, Cathy]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Romance, Fantasy, Fiction, Paranormal, elves, Romantasy
Published: 2013-04-22T22:00:00+00:00

As the seductive smell of roasting meat came into the room Cherry realised how hungry she was. Her stomach began to make itself heard. But she did not want to go to Merlon and so she carried on sitting stubbornly on the bed. The smell grew stronger and the rumbling in her stomach grew louder. She closed her eyes and tried to concentrate on something else, but she could not. The enticing aroma began to torture her and she noticed that her anger with Merlon moved into the background at the prospect of a tender piece of meat. To make matters worse the smell of freshly baked bread was added. That was not fair. Cherry felt faint with hunger. She groaned quietly.

After another quarter of an hour of torture Cherry gave up all pride and anger and got out of bed. With weak knees and a pounding heart she went to the open door. She stood in the doorway and looked into a large lounge with an open kitchen. There Merlon was dealing with the food. She watched him for a while. It surprised her somewhat to see him cooking. She had not thought him the sort of man who would know about such things. And yet he seemed to be really good at it. At least if one used the delicious smell as an indicator.

“Do you want to stand there all day or are you going to come here and help me lay the table?” he teased, without looking up from the lettuce that he was cutting into strips.

Cherry gave herself a nudge and crossed the lounge that was fitted out with a cosy seating area in front of the chimney and a table with four chairs by the window. The kitchen area took up a good quarter of the room and almost looked like a modern kitchen apart from the fact that there was no electrical equipment. The stove was heated with wood and likewise the oven from which came the smell of delicious bread.

“The plates are there,” said Merlon and pointed to the cupboard. You’ll find the cutlery in the middle drawer.”

Without a word Cherry began to lay the table, then she returned to the kitchen and leant against the work surface. Merlon had finished chopping the salad and was mixing everything together in a bowl. Then he lifted the lid of the huge roasting dish that was on the stove and the smell of roasting meat became still more intense.

“What is it?” she asked and sniffed.

“Bagol. That’s an animal that looks a bit like a rabbit only with a long snout and short ears. And it tastes more like wild boar than rabbit. I’m sure you’ll like it. I’m a good cook.”

“And so modest,” she said dryly.

Merlon grinned at her and shrugged his shoulders.

“Elves are not raised to hide their skills under a bushel.”

“So you’re probably the best at everything, hmm?”

He winked.

“Not at everything. But I’m happy to show you what I am good at.” His eyes wandered meaningfully over her body and she blushed.

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