The Captain's Dragon by Bianca D'Arc

Author:Bianca D'Arc [D'Arc, Bianca]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: epic fantasy romance
Publisher: Bianca D'Arc
Published: 2019-12-16T16:00:00+00:00

When Rivka emerged from the tent a bit after sunrise, Liam almost dreaded what might come next. He’d forgotten himself last night. He’d forgotten all the vows he had made and the quest he had yet to fulfill. For a few stolen hours, he had been just a man. A man, in the gloomy night, with a beautiful woman.

Nature had taken its course, in a way he had not allowed in far, far too long. He felt a bit of guilt this morning, but not as much as he had expected. The specter of his lost wife didn’t haunt him with regret. No, it was as if something had shaken loose last night. Something that had been closed off within his own soul. He didn’t know what it was. He hadn’t even known it existed. But something had definitely changed in the darkest hours of the night.

Liam didn’t yet know if these changes would be good or bad. He was confused, to say the least.

He feared he had hurt Rivka last night. Not physically—he’d been careful with her—but emotionally. He would hate to see pain in her eyes that he had put there. It would hurt him, as well.

But he needn’t have feared she would face him with recriminations. When Rivka finally got up, she was nonchalant. He was surprised by the reaction, but grateful for it. Perhaps their encounter hadn’t meant much to her. Perhaps she was one of those females who took her pleasure wherever and whenever they found it and didn’t think about the future.

Liam had little experience with such women, but he knew they existed. Olivia hadn’t been like that at all. She’d been a virgin when they married and had never been with a man other than Liam. He’d been true to her since their marriage… Until last night.

Liam shook his head. No use dwelling on the guilt he didn’t feel, right now. Not when Rivka was packing up the tent and starting her day.

“You were up early,” she commented, her tone light as she joined him by the small fire he’d lit using some dry sticks he had found, the folded tent in her hands. Thankfully, the Elderland silk had not picked up much moisture from the storm and still fit easily within its little carrying pouch.

“Ella woke just at dawn and wanted to go out,” he told her, trying to match her casual tone. “I made breakfast,” he told her, offering her the small pot they’d picked up in Waymeet that held cooked grains.

Although they had to get back on the trail as quickly as possible, Liam had reasoned that, after the night they’d just spent together, the least he could do was make a hot breakfast for Rivka. Her gaze lit up when she saw the cooked oats to which he had added the last of the berries. She took the warm pot from his hands with a greedy grin and grabbed the polished wooden spoon he’d used to stir the concoction while it cooked.

Download

Copyright Disclaimer:
This site does not store any files on its server. We only index and link to content provided by other sites. Please contact the content providers to delete copyright contents if any and email us, we'll remove relevant links or contents immediately.