A Lady's Charade (Medieval Romance Novel) by Knight Eliza

Author:Knight, Eliza [Knight, Eliza]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Publisher: Eliza Knight
Published: 2011-06-10T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter Thirteen

She had slipped.

Chloe had made a mistake!

He had been waiting for her to do such a thing for weeks. Finally it happened. Alexander loved watching the play of emotions on her face as she realized her blunder, and found it quite hilarious as well as irritating that she denied any knowledge of it, even going so far as to leave his room with him shouting after her.

He had felt quite strong for the last day, but decided to play up that aspect to see what she was up to. He was surprised to see her sleeping in the chair by his fire. More than surprised—shocked.

Then he grew suspicious.

Why else could she want to watch over him then to push him to his death?

He knew Maybe even put that thought into his head. When he awoke still feeling feverish and slightly delirious the sight of her swept all the confusion out of his brain instantly.

How could Harold have let her into his room? And alone at that! Harold was aware that Alexander had suspicions about Chloe. What could he have been thinking?

Alexander figured he would have to take care of himself if his loyal servants wouldn’t do it. So he had observed her. He watched her, listened to her, pretended to be asleep when he was really awake.

He’d been confused by how she treated him with care, stroking his cheeks and brow. This was not what someone was supposed to do when they wanted to kill you. Then he came to the realization that she was trying to make him feel comfortable, so that he would trust her, do anything she wanted. Then she would strike.

She was very conniving. He’d witnessed that first hand with the lousy blanket trick.

Whoever had sent her to do him in had taught her well. She had waited until the perfect opportunity to pounce on him.

He’d drank the herbs that she gave him, fully intent on spitting them out, but whatever was in them made him sleep. When he later awoke he had felt much better.

Yet again his feelings of confusion returned, it seemed that mayhap he was wrong and she was trying to help him to get better?

But it couldn’t be.

Maybe she had tried to kill him, and then thought that it wasn’t a good way for a fierce warrior to die. Maybe she thought he needed a more worthy death. The more he assessed her actions, the more absurd his conclusions became.

The thought did enter his mind that she was just a kind woman who wanted to help him. He shook his head. No, that couldn’t be it. It wasn’t possible.

Then she slipped. Admitted that her life would be better without him, that she wished he had died, but she helped him anyway. Why? Did she feel guilty that she would be killing the man she was supposed to marry?

He had to get to the bottom of this. Throwing back the covers he slept under for nearly four days, Alexander gagged when he inhaled his own stench.

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