A Much Compromised Lady
“Relief warmed through her like the rush of good wine. “Nais tuke,” she whispered back, an edge to her thank you. She added, “For frightening ten years off my life.
Why are you not waiting at the stream where we agreed to meet?”
She could not see Christo’s frown, but she knew it must be there on his handsome face. His dark coat—turned up to cover his white shirt—and dark breeches and soft, dark boots changed him into a towered shadow, rather like one of the oaks around them. As always, a sense o...f calmness came with him. But she knew—and could feel—the restless energy that lay under that surface composure. It was only when she saw Christo with his horses that she ever felt that the quiet of his body also filled his soul.
“You were late,” he said, his voice soft but his words clipped. He had been worrying too much. He always did.
“What went wrong? Wasn’t it there?”
She shook her head and glanced back at the inn. Yellow candlelight spilled from the public room on the ground floor.MoreLess
Why are you not waiting at the stream where we agreed to meet?”
She could not see Christo’s frown, but she knew it must be there on his handsome face. His dark coat—turned up to cover his white shirt—and dark breeches and soft, dark boots changed him into a towered shadow, rather like one of the oaks around them. As always, a sense o...f calmness came with him. But she knew—and could feel—the restless energy that lay under that surface composure. It was only when she saw Christo with his horses that she ever felt that the quiet of his body also filled his soul.
“You were late,” he said, his voice soft but his words clipped. He had been worrying too much. He always did.
“What went wrong? Wasn’t it there?”
She shook her head and glanced back at the inn. Yellow candlelight spilled from the public room on the ground floor.MoreLess
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