The Housekeeper of Thornhallow Hall by Lotte R. James

Author:Lotte R. James [James, Lotte R.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2021-06-07T12:18:04+00:00

Warmth. A wave of thick, stifling heat. It pulled Rebecca back through the frozen fog of her mind, back to the present.

Thornhallow. Home. Alive.

She was alive. She still couldn’t move, her entire body unwilling to respond to the feeble demands of her mind, but it didn’t matter. In truth, she didn’t want to move.

‘Is the bath ready?’ she heard Liam shout.

He found me.

Yes, she remembered that—only just. A tall figure appearing in the storm like an ancient demon of legend. She’d heard his voice calling on the wind, and with the last of her strength, she had called back. And he’d found her. She was in his arms now, safe against his chest. She could smell wet wool, fur and leather, and was that his heartbeat in her ears or her own?

She was vaguely aware of others around them, but her eyes refused to open.

‘Yes, my lord,’ Thomas said, following closely behind as they made their way through to the kitchens. ‘Everything is prepared, as you asked.’

‘Oh, my lord!’ Mrs Murray screamed from down the corridor, spotting them. ‘The poor mite’s frozen to death!’

Not yet frozen... But nearly.

Now there was a thick haze of fog in her mind, a heavy dullness inviting her to sleep. To rest her cold, weary limbs, to rest her mind. She resisted, concentrating instead on how weightless she felt, how delightfully safe she was in her master’s arms.

For even in that moment, Rebecca knew the dangers of giving in.

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