The Valiant Viking by Bambi Lynn

Author:Bambi Lynn [Lynn, Bambi]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781603108263
Publisher: Red Sage
Published: 2012-12-29T14:00:00+00:00

Chapter Fourteen

Jumping to his feet, Rolf snatched his braies from where he had tossed them on the floor and stepped into them. Fighting not to let fear overcome her, Kaylla, swallowed the panic that rose to her throat. She followed Rolf’s example, struggling to remain calm, and started dressing. She squeezed her trembling hands into tight fists. If she couldn’t hide her fear, how could she appear brave before the barbarians about to swarm into her home?

“Meet me in the hall,” Rolf said to her as he stepped to the door. Wulf scampered ahead of him, both fear and excitement reflected in his features. Rolf pulled the tunic over his head, then turned to look at her.

No longer did he have the look of a fierce warrior, but that of a man concerned for the safety of his woman. His woman. Her heart beat wildly. She wanted to say something, but what? With one last look of longing, he disappeared, closing the door behind him.

She wiped her sweaty palms on her skirt and finished dressing. Every muscle in her body was tense. She thought about all the people who relied on her. Modor. Wulf. So many of the villagers who looked to her now that they had no one else. She wondered how many would be left at the end of the day.

What if she died today? Or worse, what if she lived while everyone she cared about died? Her heart beat against her ribs like a hammer now. She prayed the Lord would keep them safe.

She stood there in the only home she had ever known, trying to waylay her fears. She conjured memories of happy times before her family had been devastated by death. Carefree days when she and her siblings, friends she had grown up with, frolicked about without fear. She couldn’t bear to lose anyone else.

They certainly needed a miracle this day. It seemed so hopeless. Surely, Hugh had prayed for such a miracle on the day he and his comrades had spotted the hordes on the horizon. If He had ignored the pleas of His servants, what chance did she have that God would answer her prayer?

She bit back her guilt. ’Twas sinful to doubt His mercy. She would say her prayers, but more than that, she would rely on the lessons Rolf had taught her.

She had learned much from him already. A flush crept up her throat at the memory of some of the things he had taught her. The corners of her mouth turned up slightly as pleasure coursed through her. If he turned out to be playing them false, her heart would be broken. His betrayal frightened her more than anything else that might befall her this day.

With a last look around, she left the hut and headed across the yard. The hall stood in the center of the village, just a few steps from any of the huts built around it. But today it seemed like the longest walk of her life.

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