The Herald's Heart
“Fear numbed her ability to resist. She watched as he retied her wrists in front of her.
He lifted her over his shoulder and carried her to the velvet-draped bed, where he placed her on the thin rug beside one of the posts near the foot of the bed. She mentally rubbed her stinging backside and watched him fumble inside a sack that lay on a chest. What kind of rapine was this?
He pulled out a rope that he promptly wrapped round her torso, securing her arms to her body. He then tied the rope to th...e post, leaving enough slack that she might reach the screened chamber pot or lie down, if she wished. As if she could find comfort on the thin cloth covering the hard floor. Hmph. The man had no courtesy in him if he left a lady to shiver in discomfort on a scratchy rug that did little to soften or warm the floor planks while he sought his sleep on a cozy down bed. Of course, he thought her a peasant, not a lady.
Heavy cloth dropped over her head. Larkin sputtered and struggled to shake off the restricting wool.MoreLess
He lifted her over his shoulder and carried her to the velvet-draped bed, where he placed her on the thin rug beside one of the posts near the foot of the bed. She mentally rubbed her stinging backside and watched him fumble inside a sack that lay on a chest. What kind of rapine was this?
He pulled out a rope that he promptly wrapped round her torso, securing her arms to her body. He then tied the rope to th...e post, leaving enough slack that she might reach the screened chamber pot or lie down, if she wished. As if she could find comfort on the thin cloth covering the hard floor. Hmph. The man had no courtesy in him if he left a lady to shiver in discomfort on a scratchy rug that did little to soften or warm the floor planks while he sought his sleep on a cozy down bed. Of course, he thought her a peasant, not a lady.
Heavy cloth dropped over her head. Larkin sputtered and struggled to shake off the restricting wool.MoreLess
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