Deceptions: a Cainsville Novel
“the girl said. “And Gwynn broke his promise. He’d only agreed to it because he was certain he was no competition for the charming prince of the Cwn Annwn. The moment Matilda showed him otherwise, he forgot the pact. He courted her in secret and made her swear not to tell Arawn. The Cwn Annwn prince was busy with fractious matters of state, he said. They ought not to disturb or distract him. The truth was that Gwynn was convinced she also loved Arawn, that he’d only won her because Arawn had pla...yed by the rules.”
“Which wasn’t true,” I said. “She chose Gwynn. She loved Arawn as a friend.”
“Gwynn never could—never would—believe it. He kept their engagement a secret until two nights before the wedding.”
The sun went out, pitching the field into darkness. I heard voices, angry voices, speaking Welsh. Arawn and Gwynn, the venom in their words growing stronger with each exchange.
The girl said, “They were young—Arawn hot-tempered and impulsive, Gwynn intense and unbending.MoreLess
“Which wasn’t true,” I said. “She chose Gwynn. She loved Arawn as a friend.”
“Gwynn never could—never would—believe it. He kept their engagement a secret until two nights before the wedding.”
The sun went out, pitching the field into darkness. I heard voices, angry voices, speaking Welsh. Arawn and Gwynn, the venom in their words growing stronger with each exchange.
The girl said, “They were young—Arawn hot-tempered and impulsive, Gwynn intense and unbending.MoreLess
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