RELUCTANT ROYAL, THE by LAURA D. BASTIAN

Author:LAURA D. BASTIAN [BASTIAN, LAURA D.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Lange House Press
Published: 2019-05-26T04:00:00+00:00

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How could he have let this happen? Eduardo rushed through the doorway of the stone building and yelled for someone to clear a space for him to set her down.

A servant rushed forward and moved a chair out of the way in order for him to place Liliana on the table in the great hall.

“What happened, Your Highness?”

“An assassin outside!”

The servant gasped and Eduardo saw more of the men and servants from the castle rush toward the outer doors with swords and daggers at the ready.

“Get me cloths! And where is your healer?”

“Right away, sir.” The woman rushed off and Eduardo was left alone with Liliana for a moment. He felt her face, then let his hand rest on her neck, checking to see if he felt movement beneath her skin. Her heart beat was still there, and felt strong and regular. He watched the rise and fall of her chest as she continued to breathe, and he hoped she had just passed out from the shock of it, and that it wasn’t anything serious.

He checked for any other signs of injury, but the arrow in her arm was the only thing. He relaxed only slightly. Though the injury itself wasn’t life threatening, it was impossible to know how someone would react to a wound like that. There were many people who died of fevers and infections in the arm. He couldn’t let that happen. And he would never allow them to amputate the arm. She had saved him from the assassination attempt, he was certain of it. She’d pushed him out of the way, and in return was injured herself.

He would never forgive himself for allowing harm to come to her.

Eduardo leaned closer to her, checking once again to be sure she was breathing. He placed his hand on her cheek and the comfortable temperature was a good sign. She wasn’t overheated, or cold and clammy like some injured people were.

The sounds of footsteps running into the room brought Eduardo upright with his sword drawn to protect his wife. When he saw it was the same servant woman with a man with her, Eduardo relaxed a little.

“Are you the healer?” Eduardo asked the man.

“Yes, Your Highness. I will care for the princess.”

“Can you remove the arrow?”

The healer moved closer, then pulled out a small knife. “I must cut away the fabric to assess the wound more clearly. Please hold her arm still.”

Eduardo did as he was asked and watched as the healer made every effort to be gentle as he cut the dress sleeve away from the arrow shaft. The tip of the arrow was sharp enough, and looked new, giving him hope that there would be little chance of infection. It had gone through the fleshy part of her arm, and didn’t seem to have broken the bone or anything. Mostly it would only be damage to the muscle.

The thought made him nauseated. His poor wife. Guilt washed over him that he had not been more observant of his surroundings and that she had been the one to keep him out of danger.

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