![]() ![]() She refused to cut it and, to the horror of the serfs who shunned water, washed it frequently along with the rest of her now undernourished but still lovely body. Even if she had not been born to lead and protect, she still could not have left him.ĭark red-gold hair fell into indigo-blue eyes. He was barely eight, the only son of the people who had first sheltered her when she fled the manor. She was aware of nothing but the ever closer sounds of dogs and horses, her own desperate heartbeat and the boy's sobs. Her hands worked faster.Įndless moments passed. ![]() ![]() In her slender, almost fragile form there was steel. She had not lived in her father's house for seventeen years without becoming aware of men's seemingly limitless capacity for cruelty and the particular delight they could take in tormenting helpless women. In fact, Verony knew full well her likely fate. "For God's sake, my lady, leave me! You don't know what they'll do to you if they find you like this!" Looking up, she realized how very close their pursuers were. If she could only loosen it a little more. Her small but strong hands continued to work fiercely at the snare. TAPESTRY is a trademark of Simon & Schuster. ![]() POCKET and colophon are registered trademarks of Simon & Schuster. 10020įirst Tapestry Books printing April, 1983 POCKET BOOKS, a Simon & Schuster division ofġ230 Avenue of the Americas, New York, N.Y. An Original publication of TAPESTRY BOOKS ![]()
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