Sea Witch
“With a reprimand Alicia sent her away on the pretext of fetching her mistress a shawl. It was a long walk from the nursery to her bedchamber – the length of the house and a flight of stairs – would take at least ten minutes; fifteen or even twenty if the woman dawdled as she was sure to. Alicia had not met a servant yet who hurried.“Well, you have found a lucky landing for your feet Arabella, my dear.” Jesamiah said, shedding the Spanish accent and folding his arms, leaning insolently against t...he closed door. “I wonder, does your husband know you were once a Port Royal harlot?”“Of course he does not!” she snapped, hiding the anxiety that because of Jesamiah he may be about to find out. “And I would thank you to call me Alicia. I have not used Arabella these past many years.”“Not since you married your first rich conquest, eh?”She tilted her head, chin defiant. “What of it? He was an old man, I gave him the son he longed for and I brought spring into his life.”“And his bed I warrant.MoreLess
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