Swept Away
“She was filthy, aching, and covered with blisters. She still wasn’t sure her finger wasn’t broken. Nonetheless, by the time she saw Rowan standing at the foot of the garden watching for her, she was smiling.
“You are a sight for sore eyes, sugar,” he said as she hobbled up to him.
“Best not touch me yet. The street has eyes. The retarded gardener and the mute stable boy would be some pretty hot gossip.” She walked past him though the gate “I can wait. Just tell me it wasn’t all for noth...ing.”
“I planted it,” she said as he shut the gate behind them. As soon as she heard the gate shut, she stumbled and fell to her knees. Rowan lifted her easily and carried her into the convent.
Greta had prepared a hot bath for her. She held a stack of thin but clean towels in her arms. She began to usher Ella into the bathing room but Rowan took the towels from her.
“I’ll take over, Greta,”MoreLess
“You are a sight for sore eyes, sugar,” he said as she hobbled up to him.
“Best not touch me yet. The street has eyes. The retarded gardener and the mute stable boy would be some pretty hot gossip.” She walked past him though the gate “I can wait. Just tell me it wasn’t all for noth...ing.”
“I planted it,” she said as he shut the gate behind them. As soon as she heard the gate shut, she stumbled and fell to her knees. Rowan lifted her easily and carried her into the convent.
Greta had prepared a hot bath for her. She held a stack of thin but clean towels in her arms. She began to usher Ella into the bathing room but Rowan took the towels from her.
“I’ll take over, Greta,”MoreLess
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