The Bridge Kingdom by Danielle L. Jensen

Author:Danielle L. Jensen [Jensen, Danielle L.]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Publisher: CLA
Published: 2019-08-12T18:30:00+00:00

From that moment, a pattern formed of Lara and Taryn coming down after breakfast to float on the water, rain or shine. At first, it was misery. The incessant bobbing up and down made Lara’s head spin and her stomach heave, but gradually the sickness began to ease, as did the surge of fear she felt stepping off dry land and into the boat.

The raids were endless, the music of the horns so constant, it seemed an endless song of war. Aren and his soldiers were continuously on the move, chasing off raiders, reinforcing defenses, and ensuring the countless watch stations and outposts were kept supplied. More often than not, their excursions turned into skirmishes, the boats returning full of wounded men and women, the faces of their comrades drawn and exhausted.

The worst of the injured went to the dozen healers stationed at Midwatch, but those needing only stitches or bandages were left in Lara’s boat for her to tend to. More often than not, one of her patients was Aren, which was the only time Taryn left her side.

“I’m starting to wonder,” she said as she applied a leech to the swelling on his cheek, smirking when he recoiled from the creature, “if you are purposefully trying to get yourself injured or if you are just that inept.”

He cringed as she lifted another leech out of the jar. “Is there a third option?”

“Sit still.” She applied the leech the way the healers had shown her, marveling at the way the swelling almost instantly reduced on his cheekbone, the engorged creatures dropping into her hands when they’d finished. Along with supplies, the healers had also insisted that she be given a better boat, returning her little canoe to its dry dock. She’d been sneaking out at nights to slowly move the vessel to the hiding place she’d selected near one of the cliffs, along with a number of stolen supplies, ready to facilitate her escape when the time was right.

“You seem to be doing better with the water.”

“I don’t get sick anymore. Though I suppose it might be different out in the open where the waves are larger.”

“Perhaps someday we’ll test that theory.”

Someday. Which meant no time soon. It was a struggle to keep the frown from her face because she was running out of ideas for winning him over. She had won his lust, that much was clear from the way his eyes skimmed over the unlaced neckline of her tunic. Winning his trust, however, was proving to be far more of a challenge.

She’d thought, for a time, it was because their marriage had yet to be consummated. That maybe he needed that step before he’d hand her the metaphorical keys to the kingdom, but she had since rejected that theory. Aren was not, judging from the offhand comments she’d heard from his soldiers, inexperienced with women, so it would take more than skill in the bedroom to make him fall for her.

And it would take more than him falling for her to make him trust her.

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