Word of Honor
“Hope sprang in Geoffrey as he finally believed all could once more be right in his world. Merryn laid nestled in his arms, where she’d always belonged. The gap of years spent apart melted away.
He smoothed her hair with the palm of his hand, then wrapped his fingers around the end of her curls. Fingering the silky texture, he thought he’d finally come home.
“I fell asleep each night pretending I held your hand,” she said softly. She stroked the knuckles of the hand that he rested against her ...stomach.
Geoffrey drew her closer but remained silent. How could he tell her anything without revealing where he’d been?
“’Twas harder the older Ancel became,” she continued. “The ache in my heart could not heal, for every day I looked at our son, I saw you in him.”
He gave her a gentle squeeze. “I am saddened by the sorrow you have endured. The moment I saw Ancel, ‘twas if I looked in a mirror deep into my past.” He tenderly kissed her neck. “And Alys is but a miniature version of you, my love.MoreLess
He smoothed her hair with the palm of his hand, then wrapped his fingers around the end of her curls. Fingering the silky texture, he thought he’d finally come home.
“I fell asleep each night pretending I held your hand,” she said softly. She stroked the knuckles of the hand that he rested against her ...stomach.
Geoffrey drew her closer but remained silent. How could he tell her anything without revealing where he’d been?
“’Twas harder the older Ancel became,” she continued. “The ache in my heart could not heal, for every day I looked at our son, I saw you in him.”
He gave her a gentle squeeze. “I am saddened by the sorrow you have endured. The moment I saw Ancel, ‘twas if I looked in a mirror deep into my past.” He tenderly kissed her neck. “And Alys is but a miniature version of you, my love.MoreLess
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