The Uncharted Series Box Set: Books 1-3 by Keith Keely Brooke

Author:Keith, Keely Brooke [Keith, Keely Brooke]
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Publisher: Edenbrooke Press
Published: 2016-03-24T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eight

Levi wiped the raindrops from his forehead with his sleeve as he stepped inside the Foster house. Roseanna closed the door behind him and giggled when droplets from his wet hair misted her cheek. He chuckled at her as he took off his overcoat and hung it on a brass hook on the wall. Then he pointed at the hallway. “Is it all right if I go into her room?”

“Of course.” She gave him a wink then stepped toward the kitchen. “I’m making your favorite tonight, Levi. Mutton!”

“Thank you, Mrs. Foster.” He walked down the hallway and knocked lightly on the frame of Mandy’s open bedroom door.

“Come in.” She smiled and sat up in bed. A red curl dropped in front of her eye as she leaned against the headboard. “I hoped you would visit me this week.”

Levi grinned, happy to hear she wanted his company. He pushed his damp hair away from his forehead and stepped inside. Her bedroom was girly with pink ruffled lace around the edges of the quilts and the curtains. He had not been in there in years, possibly not since childhood, and then it was only momentarily as Everett’s guest. When they were children, she used to scold any boys who got near her room, and it pleased him that she now invited him in. The feminine room held an arcane quality and Levi felt suddenly privy to some mystery of the opposite sex by being welcome there.

He slid his hands into his pockets and studied her. The color of her skin had improved—though she was naturally pale enough that most people would not notice, Levi did. Red curls sprang from the crown of her head. Each ringlet made a distinct trail until it disappeared behind her back. A few strands framed her face and fell in front of her shoulders. Her eyes were wide and clear. She looked like her old self but without the sultry pretense.

He stepped closer. “How are you feeling?”

“Much better, thank you.”

“Lydia said she’s confident you will fully recover.”

“Yes.”

“I’m pleased to hear it.”

She gave a slight smile then looked toward the hallway and back at Levi. “Are you staying for dinner?”

He nodded. “I’ll be here awhile. Your father asked me to come. The elders are gathering this evening, and Everett has work to do in the barn.”

“Ah.” She frowned and adjusted the pillow behind her back. “So you’re here as my protector?”

“Yes.” Levi searched her face. She sounded disappointed, though he did not understand why. She had at first seemed happy to have him there, so the change in her demeanor confused him. He turned and walked to her window, then he peeled back the frilly curtain. Rain splattered the glass and ran down in quick, jagged streams. He saw the thick patch of forest between the Fosters’ front yard and the road. The same amount of vegetation stood between the road and his house. The Fosters’ house was not visible from his, but still he wondered if he might see his house from her window.

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