The Warrior's Wife by Domning Denise

Author:Domning, Denise [Domning, Denise]
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: Romance
ISBN: 9780983909118
Published: 2011-12-01T05:00:00+00:00

Kate stood frozen in horror as she watched Warin race toward Rafe. The herald howled his command that they stop. Lord Haydon, already halfway across the field after Rafe’s and Warin’s first breach of etiquette, now lifted his heels into a run.

Chaos erupted around her. Every Godsol in the crowd rose to his feet, cursing the Daubneys for their treachery. Screaming charges of attempted murder, Sir Simon crashed through the flimsy willow fencing that stood between him and his comrade. Sir Hugh followed, his mouth grim, while Sir Josce, yet too shaken from his fall to run with them, set himself to kicking an even larger hole in the fence standing between him and his friend.

Unable to watch Rafe for fear that she’d see him die Kate locked her gaze onto Warin. With all her heart, she willed her former love to stop. Warin didn’t slow, not even a whit. Then just before they met his lance tip lifted, just a little.

It was enough. With the lance off center the weapon’s sharp tip slipped away from Rafe on the slight curve of his shield, gouging a deep crevice in the metal as it went.

Not so Rafe’s lance. His met Warin’s shield dead center. Warin tumbled backward out of his saddle, just as Sir Josce had done.

Cheers, jeers, bellows of rage and whistles of appreciation rang from all across the field. Kate’s senses swam. Rafe lived.

Her knees weakened, and she collapsed to sit upon the ground, heedless of the damage she did to her new gown. She gulped in a great breath of air. Out on the field the herald and Lord Haydon, as well as a good number of other knightly guests, all converged on the fallen Warin. Every one of them screamed accusations at him when Kate knew the uncapped lance wasn’t his fault.

Someone else had removed its cap and Kate’s wayward glance had caught the villain at it. Tears stung at her eyes. Her father, horse thief and murderer that he was, had just used Warin and his weapon to try and kill the man she loved.

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