Highland Destiny
“Maldie could not believe the sight that greeted her as she stepped into Nigel’s room. She had been gone barely an hour, and it appeared that relaxing her guard for even that short a time had been a mistake. In the week since Balfour had nearly succeeded in seducing her, she had gratefully found herself diverted by the battle to keep Nigel from trying to do too much too soon. Looking at him standing there, a young maid unsteadily supporting him as he tried to walk, Maldie did not feel so gratefu...l anymore. Although there was little chance of him opening his wounds, the man could easily and permanently cripple himself.
“Jennie, is it?” Maldie asked as she moved to take over the pale girl’s place supporting the trembling, sweating Nigel.
“Aye, mistress.” Jennie grimaced and absently rubbed her lower back.
“I ken that this fool can be sweet and cajoling,” she ignored Nigel’s muttered complaints over her insults as she urged him back to his bed, “howbeit, ye are to ignore his pleas or commands to help him to walk.”MoreLess
“Jennie, is it?” Maldie asked as she moved to take over the pale girl’s place supporting the trembling, sweating Nigel.
“Aye, mistress.” Jennie grimaced and absently rubbed her lower back.
“I ken that this fool can be sweet and cajoling,” she ignored Nigel’s muttered complaints over her insults as she urged him back to his bed, “howbeit, ye are to ignore his pleas or commands to help him to walk.”MoreLess
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