Wolf Shadow by Madeline Baker

Author:Madeline Baker [Baker, Madeline]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: Literature & Fiction, Erotica, Romance, Historical, Romantic Erotica
ISBN: 9781419919312
Google: stluXou9VrUC
Amazon: B0033Y9592
Publisher: Ellora's Cave
Published: 2008-11-20T08:00:00+00:00

Rosalia sat on a blanket inside the lodge that Teressa said was her home. It was a crude circular dwelling, completely lacking in any comforts other than a few furs and a few rustic cooking pots. There was no furniture to speak of other than two backrests fashioned from wood and covered with a hide. How had her daughter, who had spent her first formative years surrounded by the best of everything, survived ten years in this harsh environment?

Rosalia’s gaze moved over her daughter. Teressa had grown into a lovely young woman. Her hair was thick and shiny, the same color as Rosalia’s. Her skin was clear and unblemished. Her figure, though covered in a shapeless deerskin tunic, seemed slender and well-rounded.

Rosalia felt another wave of regret for the years of her daughter’s life that she had missed. She had missed the gangly years of adolescence, hadn’t been there to watch Teressa blossom into the lovely woman she had become.

And Teressa! She, too, had missed out on so much. They had much to do when they returned home, and Teressa had much to learn, years of schooling to catch up on. They would have to buy her a new wardrobe, introduce her to society. No doubt living in the city would seem strange to her at first, perhaps even a little frightening.

Rosalia forced a timid smile as the Indian woman known as Corn Woman handed her a bowl and a spoon made of some kind of animal horn. Rosalia took it hesitantly, wondering what the contents of the bowl might be.

She glanced at Edward, who was sitting beside her. One look at his face told her he felt as out of place as she did, that he couldn’t wait to take Teressa away from here.

Chance McCloud sat cross-legged on a fur on the other side of the fire pit, looking all too at home as he accepted a bowl and spoon from Teressa. Rosalia had not missed the way her daughter looked at Mr. McCloud, or the way Mr. McCloud looked at her daughter. She did not want to dwell on what might have happened between Teressa and McCloud. At any rate, whatever there was between the two of them would end as soon as Teressa was safely home again.

Teressa sat down beside McCloud and began to eat. Rosalia dipped her spoon into the bowl, took a deep breath, and swallowed a spoonful of what she thought was beef stew. It definitely wasn’t beef, she concluded. The meat had a strong gamy taste, the broth was thin. She thought it was flavored with sage and onion. She ate it all because to put it aside would have been impolite, and because she had no wish to hurt Teressa’s feelings.

Beside her, Edward murmured, “Good Lord, what is this?”

“It’s venison stew.”

Edward looked up, a flush spreading over his cheeks as he met McCloud’s gaze. “Oh.” He cleared his throat. “It is quite…ah…filling.”

“I am sorry you do not like it,” Teressa said.

“Did I say that, Tessa?” Edward asked quickly.

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