Chapter Seventeen
"Oh, God," Elise moaned as she bit into her apple pie, she didn't even bother to remember she was dining with company. "It's been ages since I've tasted pie, God, heaven." She wiped her thumb off juices.
Duncan chuckled while Thorkel glared at her heatedly.
Oh, well, yes she had been a snobbish prude but God this pie made her forget everything.
Almost.
"Is that kid alright, Duncan? From the fire." Elise chewed slowly and held her breath.
"Everything is alright, he was saved, don't worry, are you alright? What were you doing in the hallway?" Elise's breath left her in a much relieved whoosh but then Duncan's question registered. Her cheeks flared. She had been in her room for 3 days in the name of recovery, gathering her wits and consoling herself.
"Yes, my love,
