The Rail Specter by Vennessa Robertson

Author:Vennessa Robertson [Robertson, Vennessa]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9780999572436
Published: 2019-06-01T22:00:00+00:00

Chapter Sixteen

THE SUN WAS just setting when the men returned from their gruesome task. They were soaked to the skin despite the dry, sunny day. I hoped that they had washed in a well or a stream before returning.

I wanted to apologize to Nate. I wanted to hold him to me and tell him I knew he was trying to help. He had come up with a good idea. No one would molest the private property of a foreign esquire and his wife. We would need to convince Nacto and Haimovi the plan was sound.

It turned out I didn’t need to apologize. Nate could read me well. He walked into the house, his brow arched as he glanced at me. Were we still fighting? I shook my head. My husband was a good man and, though I hated the idea of slaves of any kind—I even treated our hired staff more like trusted employees than servants—his heart was in the right place.

I gave him a smile.

Nacto and Haimovi went to speak to Chelan. Nate must have discussed the idea with the men while they were away. While it was not a popular idea, it was accepted as the best plan for safe travel. Meturato seemed to hate it more than I did. He was even more sullen than during the fight with Mr. Carey, if that was possible.

We decided we would leave in the morning. No one wanted to run into the wendigo in the dark. This was no longer a safe place for Chelan and her children. After a night’s sleep, the world would look a bit brighter, and the

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