The Duke and the Assassin by Heather Slade

Author:Heather Slade [Slade, Heather]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Sparrow Publishing

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It took me a minute to remember where I was when I opened my eyes to the sun streaming in through the window. Like the first morning I woke up in the house in Cambria, I was stunned by how well I’d slept. Kazmir was still sleeping soundly too.

I heard voices downstairs, but allowed myself to linger a little while longer in the warm cocoon of the most comfortable bed I’d ever slept in.

When I’d gone into the bathroom last night, I was astounded by what Zary had referred to as the most amazing shower she’d ever seen. Not only was the shower amazing, but there was what one might loosely refer to as a bathtub too.

The two-person jetted tub sat on the opposite side of the freestanding wall of a shower big enough that two or three people could stand in it. There was no shower head, but it looked as though water flowed from hundreds of pin-size openings in the ceiling. Should I take advantage of it, or the luxurious bath this morning?

I padded into the room, peeking at my sleeping baby on my way. Since I hadn’t had time to grab the baby monitor, or much else, when we fled the house in fear for our lives, I kept the door open, hoping I’d hear him if he woke up and cried.

Looking around for a way to turn the water on, I found what appeared to be a control panel. I pushed the on/off button, and it lit up. There was an icon to choose the bath or shower along with a water-temperature control. As I experimented with the other options, the patterns and pressure of the water flowing from the ceiling changed, as did the jets of the tub.

I couldn’t figure out what the second button called “heat” might be for, until I felt the tile warm beneath my feet.

If I were ever in the position of building a house and had an unlimited amount of money, I’d install a bathroom exactly like this one.

When I heard Kazmir fussing, I turned the water off and returned to the bedroom.

“Good morning, sweet baby boy,” I said, lifting him out of the crib and kissing his cheek. “I bet you’d rather eat before your bath.” I sat on the bed to let Kazmir nurse.

“Knock, knock,” said Zary from outside the bedroom door.

“Come in.”

“I heard the water going on and off, on and off,” Zary teased.

“I was just about to take advantage of it when this one woke up.”

“I can take him if you want. Sorcha is downstairs, making breakfast.”

“She is?”

“I think she was hoping to spend time with the baby more than you or me.”

I laughed. “She’s very sweet.”

Zary raised a brow.

“What?”

“I’ve heard stories to the contrary.”

“Really? I’m intrigued.”

“I bet if we asked, we could get her to tell us about her days as an intelligence operative.”

As I shifted Kazmir off my breast, he fussed a little but stopped before it turned into a full-blown tantrum. When we got downstairs and he saw Sorcha’s outstretched arms, he smiled.

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