Becoming a Lady by Adaline Raine Read Free Book Online

long as it was not run by that awful lord!  Surely he must have some sort of feelings for her?  Anna felt the man place his arm around her waist.  It may have been a gesture to keep her on the horse but it felt more intimate than that.  She sighed, almost content once more.  If only their destination did not involve Lord Wendel! 
    Anna rested her hand on his and finally decided that she must trust him, even though she now belonged to the most repulsive creature in existence .

As they neared the village, she glanced over her shoulder.  “Will I ever learn your name, Sir?”  She was surprised that the ride was not as long as she was led to believe previously.  


    “ Not today.”  He continued towards the main building. 
    “ I admit, Sir that I am still wondering about your promises.”  Anna watched as he got off the horse.
    “ When you are mine to do with what I please, then we will speak of those promises, is that clear?”  The man set her down on the ground and led her inside. 
    “ We shall see, Sir.”  Anna had no choice but to walk with him towards her purpose.


Chapter Four
     
    One Month Later … 


    Over the past few weeks, Anna finally convinced herself that the man had a bigger plan for her.  She had learned that his name was Sir William, and had been promoted to first-in-command after procuring her for Lord Wendel.  Anna had initially cried herself to sleep, but then there had been buzzing about the halls that Sir William would make a better lord than the monster she slept next to each night. 
    Truth be told, the aging man did not want much to do with her.  She felt more like a sculpture that he looked at.  She must be pleasing to his eyes but he hardly conversed with her and never touched her at all.  They did sleep in the same bedchambers, but he never made an attempt to be intimate with her.  She was relieved about that particular.  She did have trouble keeping the other men away from her, though for some reason, once a comment was made about her body or she was grabbed, that man was sent to a different post.  Could Sir William be keeping his eye on her, as stated ?

Anna walked out onto the balcony and began tapping her feet up and down.  One of the server boys in the main hall had told her that the man had brought her here only to gain rank and favor with Lord Wendel. 
    Why else would he travel so far out of the safety of his village, without seeking coin for her?   Anna fretted.  Surely this could not be her only purpose!  Why had he dried her tears in the inn if she meant nothing?

Anna glanced at the doorway.  Lynna, one of the maids of the building, was standing there.   She smiled.  “I was off in a dream.”


    Lynna smiled back at her and walked out onto the balcony.  She had dark copper-colored hair and dazzling blue eyes that set off her features perfectly.  If she had a proper family, she would have made beautiful babies with any man.  She nodded at Anna.  “I brought you dinner, Miss.”


    Lynna said Miss the way proper maids said, My Lady.  It always made Anna smile inside.  It was as if Lynna wanted her to know that she was a lady in her eyes.  “Thank you, Lynna.” 
    Anna always addressed her by name; she was the only one in the entire damned village whom she counted as an ally .


    “ You have the prettiest eyes, Miss.”  Lynna followed her back into the room and poured her a glass of ale.


    Anna took a sip.  “You think my eyes are pretty?”  Anna blushed.  “I always thought they were so ordinary, so brown.”


    “ Oh Miss!  You should see how they light up when you are on the balcony.  They sparkle with gold,” Lynna beamed up at her.


    “ Tell me something?”  She watched Lynna set the pitcher down.  “Why are you so nice to me?  No one else pays me any mind.”


    “ Well, Miss, what would I gain by being cruel?”  Lynna shrugged.  “I have to be on my