Heartfall by Lisette Marshall

Author:Lisette Marshall [Lisette Marshall]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: anonymous
Published: 2023-03-22T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 3

She could have killed him.

The little vixen could have killed him.

Egill collapsed onto his bed in the house of Svirla—an unnecessary luxury, an unnecessary distance to fade, and yet his body had pulled him here by instinct. His mind was tearing and cracking. The damn wench—small and mortal and human, and yet nothing but her mercy had saved him from a painful death at Gothel’s hands.

So much for the champion of Linne.

So much for his cleverness.

He stared at the ceiling with unseeing eyes. Orin help him, she’d been entirely too delightful. She’d been fire in his arms and honey-sweet nectar on his tongue, and he still heard that hoarse voice echoing more …

He wanted more, too.

A curse fell from his lips.

This was nonsensical. He didn’t need fire or delight. What he needed was fame and fortune, like any honorable alf. What he needed was the hand of Raghnar’s daughter, a meek and well-raised girl who’d make for a suitable bonded mate, who’d never call him a jester and a boring prick and an obligatory waffler.

Who’d never shatter under his tongue with such unbridled passion, either.

He let out a groan. Fuck that. He didn’t need passion. Passion would fade, and a house of his own would last him a lifetime.

So he had to change his strategy and get the little wench out of that tower. Force wouldn’t do. He’d have to be cleverer than she was, and that might prove a challenge. But she’d saved him on this occasion, changed her mind about him at least a little. Who knew if, in the end, she might trust him?

He pushed away a sting of discomfort. Yes. That sounded good. That sounded sensible. Now he only had to figure out how to appease her again, how to avoid those cursed priestesses, and he’d get exactly what he wanted. Raghnar would just have to wait a little longer for his diamond.

It took him a few minutes too long, though, to get up and face the world again.

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