CHAPTER THIRTEEN Mother“Silence!” I hissed. “What folly is this? Do you wish my guard to know of your presence here?”
“She started it!” Sorrel’s stage whisper still sounded too loud in the quiet chamber. I shot a nervous glance at the door. Marching around the side of the bed, I retrieved their coverings. Their pink nakedness gave them no cause for shame, but it embarrassed me.
“Enough!” I snapped. Pulling an arm each, I hauled them towards the window side of the bed and sealed the canopy curtain to screen us. Then I channelled enough of my nurse’s rage to frighten them both into submission. “I am here for one purpose only,” I snarled. “I will find the Bee Queen’s Champion and kill Galveston. You are either here to help, or not. If your decision is no, then you can leave.” I placed my ha
