Never Broken by Kathleen Fuller

Author:Kathleen Fuller [Fuller, Kathleen]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Goodreads: 25280302
Publisher: Mountain Brook INK
Published: 2015-08-24T16:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 15

Rory awoke to the sound of a moan. His eyes opened, and he shifted in his chair, still half asleep, thinking he had imagined the noise. A sharp pain in the side of his neck from sleeping in the awkward position woke him completely. Rubbing the sore spot he looked to Shannon, relieved to see her sleeping peacefully, despite the fire having burned to a few embers.

Again he heard the moan coming from the bed. He stood and went to Ainslee, who was finally stirring.

“Shannon,” Ainslee groaned, her eyes half-lidded.

Rory felt her forehead. Her skin was hotter than it had been yesterday when they’d arrived at the inn. He took a cloth and dipped it in water, sat down on the edge of the bed, and dabbed at her brow.

“Aye… Father… I promise… strong enough… enough faith…” The words came out in a steady stream, not making any sense at all.

He tried to wake her, hoping he could at least get her to drink something. “Lass,” he said, shaking her gently. He held a small tin cup of water to her lips. “Try and drink this.”

To his surprise, she took the water into her parched mouth. It dribbled from the corner of her dried lips, and he wiped it up with the edge of the blanket.

After taking the small sip of liquid, she fell back asleep and out of consciousness. The heat emanating from her body alarmed him. He peeled back the covers and went to wake Shannon.

When he touched Shannon’s shoulder, she woke with a start. “Ainslee?” she asked, looking up at him.

“I need your help,” he said. “We have to get her fever down.”

Shannon scrambled to her feet and rushed to her sister’s side. She looked at Ainslee’s trembling form. “Rory, she’s shiverin’.” She started to cover Ainslee with the blankets, but Rory stopped her.

“Strip her to her chemise,” he said. When Shannon had Ainslee in a halfway sitting position, he took the sheet off the bed and headed for the door.

“Where are you going?”

He didn’t answer, shut the door behind him, and hurried down the hall.

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