Taming The Beast by Grothaus Heather

Author:Grothaus, Heather [Grothaus, Heather]
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Publisher: Kensington
Published: 2009-10-24T04:00:00+00:00

Roderick stumped through the maze of corridors toward his own chamber as fast as his crippled, useless body would carry him, and the entire way, his father’s cawing laughter rang in his ears. His mouth was set painfully against his teeth as he stomp-dragged-stomped, his lips still feeling the warm burnish of Michaela Fortune’s kiss.

Fool, fool, fool…

Yet all the while, his stomach clenched with traitorous excitement.

Fool!

He neared his door, and threw it open into the wall, startling Hugh from his usual post-Leo-bedtime lounge in one of the tall armchairs.

“God, Rick! Now look—you’ve made me spill wine on my best tunic,” he spat, brushing at the red droplets splattered down his front.

‘Twas the second time in an hour Roderick had been accused of such a thing.

Roderick clomped to his wardrobe, jerked open one half of the doors with his free hand, and cleared a shelf of miscellany with one swipe, revealing his small coffer of incidental coin. He threw open the lid, fished out a coin, and turned back to Hugh, leaving the wardrobe swinging wide.

Roderick nearly destroyed the table, slamming the piece of silver down. As it was, the tabletop let loose a splintering sound and wrenched to the side, causing Hugh to snatch at the coin before it slid to the floor.

“I’ll be in the ring. You can join me or no.” Roderick turned to stomp from the room, not caring if Hugh followed.

To hell with them all.

As he disappeared into the black corridor, he missed Hugh clenching the coin in his hand, and the satisfied smile that spread over his mouth.

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