The Lady of the Lakes by Josi S. Kilpack

Author:Josi S. Kilpack [Kilpack, Josi S.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Shadow Mountain Publishing
Published: 2016-11-28T16:00:00+00:00

The men arrived at the hotel stables disheveled and breathless, yet Walter felt light as air inside. He had managed to overtake Adam at the end, which left Adam sputtering.

“My horse is older than yours, and not used to such extreme exercise.”

Walter laughed. “Better luck next time, my friend.”

He dismounted and handed Lenore over to the stableman along with the coin to pay for a good brushing and a bag of oats. On a horse, Walter was equal to every other man, but it took just one step for him to be reminded of his deficiencies on land.

When Adam finished handing over his own horse, the men fell in step together, only to be brought up short when the woman in blue emerged from the road on the opposite end of the grounds.

She guided her horse to the stable and then dismounted, unattended, from her sidesaddle, expertly throwing her long riding skirts over her arm, then murmuring to her horse as she stroked the fine animal’s neck. Her black hair was windblown, and when she glanced in their direction, Walter noted her olive-toned skin and dark eyes—as out of place as she and her horse had been in the meadow.

The title of “dark lady” from Shakespeare’s sonnets came to Walter’s mind along with the air of mystery the title evoked. She gave the men a quick smile, then turned and led her horse into the stable without a second glance. There was no one else with her; it seemed she had been riding alone after all.

Adam whistled under his breath. “I’m going to dance with that woman tonight, Walter,” he said as though it were a matter of fact. “Mark my word.”

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