Pearl Beyond Price by Claire Delacroix

Author:Claire Delacroix [Delacroix, Claire]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
ISBN: 978-1-989367-48-3
Publisher: Deborah A. Cooke

The realization that the price for taking a witch was quite low pleased Thierry more than he would have preferred. Touching her had reassured him that the shaman had misunderstood the inclination of her powers, if indeed she was a witch at all.

’Twould have been simple to blame this small woman for the khan’s decision of this morn, but Thierry knew ’twas not the case. He was only too aware that his becoming an outcast had been in the wind afore Abaqa knew she was in the camp.

Thierry’s optimism about visiting his native land dismissed any such worries out of hand. He would create a new future in the land of the Franks and he was assailed by a conviction that his would be a noble destiny. In fact, he was feeling hale this morn, despite the khan’s choice. His woman walked before him, her hips swaying, and he acknowledged himself to be feeling healthy, indeed.

But a few hours since they had coupled and already he was anxiously wondering how long ’twould take her to come to him.

The shaman was a fool.

He watched his woman and recalled the flutter of her heart beneath his hand. Something clenched within him at the memory. Had he not pleased her in the night?

Unless she had no recollection of his touch. Thierry searched his memory for some minute sign she had made this morn of her newfound awareness of him. Not a gesture, not a glance, not a flush could he recall that might signify that she, too, had needs. Indeed, she seemed yet more supremely oblivious to him than before.

Could it be that witches had no need of men? Could a desire destined to remain unsatisfied be the price of taking one? The very possibility of that being true made Thierry yearn to make her feel her own need once more.

But nay. He had vowed that he would wait for her, and a man had no merit if his word had no weight. Khanhaliq invaded his thoughts yet again and for the first time, Thierry felt a wave of ingratitude toward his sire.

Curse the man for teaching him to hold the sanctity of a vow above all else.

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