Janrae Frank Lycan Blood 02 Fireborn Law

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floor. The dress she had worn yesterday draped a chair at the edge of the
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light. Kady reached for it and froze, seeing the spatters of blood down the
front from working with the wounded.
"Kynyr." The image of him being carried torn and bloody from the street
flashed through her mind and banished all thoughts of her own suffering. Kady
threw back the light coverlet and swung her feet over the side of the cot,
spied her chest of clothing, and peeled the slip over her head.
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Sifting through her folded dresses, Kady rejected each one that she picked
out. They were more suited to waiting tables in the tavern and serving drinks
than working in a healer's shop, and entirely too revealing in the cleavage
department
so much so that Kady fully expected Cahira to complain about them. Her fingers
brushed across a blue scarf and inspiration struck. Kady got out her sewing
kit and, with a few quick tacking stitches secured the scarf into the top of
the bodice of one of her dresses. Then she put it on and was satisfied that
nothing objectionable showed. No one could accuse her of looking like a slut
in that.
Her stomach and chest tightened and Kady fought down a sensation of panic.
"I'm not a slut. I'm not."
Todd's words came back to her:
One love affair does not a slut make.
She remembered the silver that Todd had given her to purchase trousers and a
shirt. Kady opened her pouch and counted out the coins in it. In addition to
the silver, she had seven copper fivepence that she had been saving. If she
bought two sets of pants and shirts, then she could rip the seams out of one
set and use it as a pattern to turn all of her dresses into more pairs. If she
was going to start a new life and put all the ugliness behind her as Todd had
said, then clothes were a good beginning.
She walked out into the shop and found Cahira sitting at the table with a cup
of tea. A teapot, a platter of hot scones, a tub of butter, and another of jam
sat in the middle of the table.
"Sit, Kady. Have some tea and scones."
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"You should have gotten me up. I could have fixed breakfast for you."
Cahira gave her a maternal smile. "You needed the rest.
After what happened yesterday."
"I'm worried about Kynyr."
"I'm more worried about Ramsey. Kynyr and Finn are responding to Pandeena's
treatments. Ramsey isn't."
"Poor Ramsey. He was always nice to me."
Cahira's lips tightened for an instant as she nodded. "Here, eat. Can you
handle a team?"
"Yes."
"Good. Once you've eaten, you can drive over to the manor. The cubs have
loaded all of Aisha's stuff that was salvageable into the wagon. Take Rory
with you."
"Is there anything I can pick up for you while I'm out?"
"Lots of things. Todd cleared the second floor storage room so we can use it
as an infirmary. The biggest problem is finding beds for it."
"I'll see what I can find. Maybe we can get people to donate since it would
benefit the whole community."
"Well, see what you can do. But first, eat."
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Georgie Rogan came out of the barn when Kady drove into the yard with Rory
beside her. The hostler offered her a hand down from the seat as she set the
break. "Hello, Kady. What ya got there?"
"Everything we could salvage from the broken wagon."
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Kady hesitated to put her hand in his, uncertain whether to trust him or not,
memories of Gorgarty Burr making her cringe.
Rory jumped from the wagon and ran over to stand next to
Georgie. "Give him yer hand, Kady! No one's gonna mess with you while I'm
around."
Kady managed a whiff of a grin that vanished the instant it appeared.
"Ack, Kady, I'm sorry." Georgie clucked his tongue at her.
"Heard about Gorgarty Burr. No one believes him. No one likes him. Let me help
ya down."
Kady sucked a breath through her nostrils, a smile wavering across her lips as
she accepted Georgie's hand.
"Thank you."
Georgie held onto her hand after her feet touched the heavy packed earth, and
that set her stomach to fluttering with a case of nerves. He led her up to the
door and knocked on it.
Kissie answered. The blonde nibari had a kind smile for
Kady that took the edge off the young bitch's initial nervousness.
"Kissie, this here is Kady Wiggins and she's just brought
Aisha's salvage. Be a good one and take her in to talk to the
Mistress."
Kady saw Rory nod at her. "Okay."
She had never been inside the manor before. The sheer size of it overwhelmed
her and she had to struggle not to hunch her shoulders and lower her head,
which would have revealed how intimidated she felt by it all. Kady grabbed
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Rory's hand and clutched it, sneaking glances at the rich tapestries on the
walls and the elegant chandeliers hanging overhead.
The immensity of the Great Hall stole Kady's breath and her steps faltered as
Kissie showed her inside. Two rows of stone support columns ran along the
south and north sides of the room. Clusters of comfortable chairs, sofas, and
low tables in dark-stained wood broke the Great Hall into false alcoves. The
sections of a large trestle table stood stacked along the south wall to be
assembled for rare formal dinners.
At the east end stood the deep hearth and to the left of the hearth were three
looms, a spinning wheel, and several baskets of wool and yarn.
Two bitches in fine dresses sat at the looms, while a third kept the spinning
wheel going with a steady hand.
"Hello, Kady. What brings you here?"
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