Priestess of the Nile
Priestess of the Nile
“Occasionally a small breeze would lift tendrils of her hair to cool her heated skin. She felt ill again, for the fourth time in as many days. Moaning a little, she sought a more comfortable position. Bek never came to her before late afternoon, but she hoped today would be an exception. She had come to the beach just in case.
Things hadn’t been going well for her and she needed him, needed the comfort of his love. He hadn’t appeared for over a month and she missed him with an almost physical pa...in. Each separation was harder than the one before. She was ready now to accept his offer of assistance, of a home in Thebes or anywhere that they could be together more often.
As she was thinking about how to reopen that subject with Bek when he did arrive, she heard loud voices across the beach. Startled, Merys crept cautiously from her hiding place under the palms. Her pulse pounded and her legs trembled.
Soldiers were massing on the beach, landing in small boats. They were clearly not Egyptian.MoreLess
Things hadn’t been going well for her and she needed him, needed the comfort of his love. He hadn’t appeared for over a month and she missed him with an almost physical pa...in. Each separation was harder than the one before. She was ready now to accept his offer of assistance, of a home in Thebes or anywhere that they could be together more often.
As she was thinking about how to reopen that subject with Bek when he did arrive, she heard loud voices across the beach. Startled, Merys crept cautiously from her hiding place under the palms. Her pulse pounded and her legs trembled.
Soldiers were massing on the beach, landing in small boats. They were clearly not Egyptian.MoreLess
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