The Hearts of Adventure Sweet Romance Trilogy by Chloe Flowers

Author:Chloe Flowers
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Historical Romance, Clean and wholesome romance, sweet romance, American Historical Romance, Action and adventure romance, sweet romance, clean and wholesome romance, southern historical romance, united states historical fiction, womens fiction
Publisher: Flowers & Fullerton
Published: 2019-02-15T00:00:00+00:00

The Escape

Daniel. He’d know what to do.

Keelan hesitated. Talons of indecision clawed at her mind. If Daniel believed she ran away, then he would wait for her at The Whistling Pig.

Still, she couldn’t go there dressed like this.

She groaned. The only place she could obtain clothing at this hour was Jared’s townhouse. She almost laughed at the irony. With any luck, she’d be able to sneak in, dress and sneak out. Hopefully, the servants will aid her, so she didn’t end up locked in her room again.

Gampo was hindered by a wounded leg, and she by several pounds of chain. She picked up her pace, praying her head start and speed would win out.

Zigzagging through the streets of Charleston, she was careful to stay in the shadows. Before long, her chest burned, and her legs screamed with fatigue. Tendrils of pain licked across the open wounds on her back. Cobblestones bruised her heels. Twice she slipped and fell.

She shifted the chain to her other arm. While Landon’s black coat offered a small amount of camouflage in the dark night, it chafed painfully against her flayed back. She wanted badly to remove it, but her pale skin and white chemise would glow like a firefly at midnight. She gritted her teeth.

She was strong. And determined.

She would make it.

Except she wasn’t sure exactly where she was.

Jared and Sarah had welcomed her and Papa to their Charleston house the first month after they arrived. She’d visited the market by the waterfront quite a few times with her aunt. They had also shopped for supplies, such as copperas for disinfecting, and indigo, gypsum, sugar loaves for the kitchen, and dozens of other items, which led them to all corners of town. Surely, she’d notice something familiar soon.

Although it was difficult in the dark, she finally passed the apothecary where Aunt Sarah purchased needed herbs and remedies. She allowed herself a sigh of relief and a brief moment to catch her breath. Not much farther to go.

More confident now, she wove her way through the streets, backtracking only once until she found the house. A hastily roused house servant spoke through the door, “What you want at dis late hour?” he demanded, an irritated edge to his tone.

She struggled to regain her breath. “It’s me…Keelan Grey. Please let me in.”

The door flung open, the slave peered closer. His face froze in shock. “Miss Keelan? Dat really you?”

Simon! Thank goodness! Tears burned behind her eyes, her relief overwhelming. She wasn’t sure what she’d have done if Uncle Jared had answered the door.

“Yes, Simon…it’s really me,” she panted. “Please…let me in.”

He swung the door wide. “What’s happened to you, Miss Keelan? Come in! Mr. Grey is here. Want me to hustle up to wake him, or should I fetch Ruth?”

“No!” Keelan answered quickly. Jared would lock her up again, and she’d be no better off than before. She hastily added. “I-I prefer Jared not see me.”

The slave nodded in understanding. “Of course, Miss Keelan. I’ll get Ruth to help you.

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