The Pendulum
“She pulled her shift above her ankles and padded barefoot down the hallway. Cold seeped from the stone floor into the soles of her feet. She neared the stairs and shivered. For the sake of appearing as undressed as possible, she had hazarded a nasty chill. She hurried down the stairs, then slowed. Not even a mouse stirred. She had counted on someone seeing her. She needed a witness to begin the rumor that would end with her found in the Earl of Bothwell's bed.
The Scarlet Knight would never acquiesce to the marriage.
Finding her with Jason, however, would force his withdrawal.
Warmth spread across her cheeks at the thought of Deryll's revulsion once he learned that she had wantonly offered herself to a man she hated—the man who had murdered her sister.
Airin stopped in front of the earl's door. In the safety of her own room, courage had flourished. Standing before his bedchamber, the magnitude of the next step shook her resolve. She stalled another moment, praying someone would appear... to force her across the bedchamber threshold, but all remained quiet.MoreLess
The Scarlet Knight would never acquiesce to the marriage.
Finding her with Jason, however, would force his withdrawal.
Warmth spread across her cheeks at the thought of Deryll's revulsion once he learned that she had wantonly offered herself to a man she hated—the man who had murdered her sister.
Airin stopped in front of the earl's door. In the safety of her own room, courage had flourished. Standing before his bedchamber, the magnitude of the next step shook her resolve. She stalled another moment, praying someone would appear... to force her across the bedchamber threshold, but all remained quiet.MoreLess
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