Unicorn Vengeance by Claire Delacroix

Author:Claire Delacroix
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers

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As soon as Wolfram saw the deaf esquire enter the dormitory the next morning, he knew the boy came for him. His fingers fumbled with the customary task of rearranging his bed linens. Surely the Master could not know that Wolfram had secreted Genevieve within the Temple’s Ville Neuve. Surely the Master could not have seen the truth, despite the fact that Wolfram had not notified him of Genevieve’s presence.

Even though that had been Wolfram’s entire justification for bringing the fetching lutenist within the confines of the Temple’s walls in the first place.

Of course, that had been before Genevieve kissed him, yet again, with even more passion than the first time. His flesh warmed at the memory and he glanced about himself, certain his brethren would guess the forbidden direction of his thoughts.

With an effort, Wolfram caught himself before his mind recalled more of Genevieve’s touch than was fitting here in the dormitory. Throughout the restless night just passed, he had refused to speculate on why he was reluctant to follow his original intent to reveal her immediately. He would not question his impulse now.

At the boy’s nod in his direction, though, Wolfram’s breath caught.

The Master knew. The Master knew all, and he was about to be chastised for breaking the Rule. The certainty of it filled him with dread.

But how? How could the Master have known? Surely Wolfram saw a threat where there was none, for the Master had no way of knowing Wolfram’s secret. None had noted Genevieve’s arrival—Wolfram was certain of it—and none had seen him return from the stables.

‘Twas likely just another commission. Wolfram forced himself to nod efficiently to the esquire, as though naught troubled him.

Indeed, mayhap he would take this opportunity to tell the Master about Genevieve. Uneasiness welled up within him at the prospect, but Wolfram deliberately pushed the feeling aside. ‘Twas right and proper to tell the Master of Genevieve’s presence, and naught did he risk by doing so. The Master alone knew what commissions the Order had taken. The Master alone would know what to do. Wolfram deliberately ignored the uncertainty that thought prompted and reminded himself of the fundamental tenet of his life.

The Master alone could be trusted.

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