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She carefully replaced everything in the trunk and then opened the second chest This one held an assortment of odds and ends— a box filled with a variety of coins, a ser with a jeweled hilt, a silver watch and chain, a pair of dun-colored trousers and a white linen shirt There was a straight razor, the blade still sharp, and a shaving ed to Roshan, that they had been a part of his life before he beca, then closed the lid After locking both trunks, she gained her feet and examined the furniture There was a curved settee covered in dark red velvet, a rocking chair, a three-drawer chest, a clock A small table with an elaborately carved top contained a compartment lined with copper It sain, she went into the kitchen and made a peanut butter and jelly sandwich the way she had seen a woman make it on television She took a bite, chewed it carefully, and s the sandith her, she went outside and walked the grounds Morgana paced at her heels, running off now and then to investigate a corner of the yard

Brenna sat on a bench, ad flohile Morgana stalked a sparrow

Returning to the house sometime later, Brenna found the remote control device and turned on the television There was soh the channels, and she did so several tiaze riveted to the screen as she watched a large black wolf transform into a man He stared at a woman for several moments and then she transforuish rose in the ued, Brenna settled back on the sofa, her head pillowed on her hand, as she watched the story unfold, pleased when, in the end, good triumphed over evil and the wolf/man and the bird/ woyan to unfold Yawning, she turned off the television and went upstairs to Roshan's roo back the bedspread, she slipped underneath the covers and closed her eyes

She woke to the sound of Morgana growling in her ear

Opening her eyes, Brenna saw that night had fallen Roshan sat in the chair across froht blue eyes

CHAPTER 8

"Did no one teach you that it is rude to stare at other people?" Brenna exclai her so intently She thought it unfair that he had access to her sleeping chamber but kept his so carefully hidden

"Did no one teach you that it's rude to go through other people's belongings?"

How had he known? She lifted her chin defiantly "I got tired of watching the television I do not understand it"

"I thought I explained it to you"

"I still do not knohat is real and what is, as the word? Fiction?"

"I'll explain it to you again later tonight, if you like"

She sat up, the bedspread drawn up to her chin even though she was fully clothed "What are you doing in here?"

He lifted one dark brow "This is aze swept over hi the sa, he went to the dresser and pulled out a change of underwear, then went to the closet and selected a shirt and a pair of trousers She noted that he favored black

"I' toward the bathroos into another roouilty forhim move out of his bedroom, but she didn't After all, she hadn't asked to coo into the bathroom and close the door Awater To her consternation, she found herself i down his shoulders and arasp, she jerked her thoughts away, horrified at the path herNo pre, no ht and occupied her every waking thought by day Even though he was the most handsome of men, she had to remember that he was not truly a man at all To love a valanced around the roo else— to think of besides Roshan standing in the shower, but to no avail The more she tried not to think about him, the th in his arms Was the rest of his body as hard and well- the exciteled at his touch To her shaain so that she could feel his arainst his chest Such unseehts for a maiden, she scolded Until she s

Heat flooded her cheeks when the bathroo that he could not read her mind

He didn't say a word, but she knew from the ahts Whistling softly, he left the roo out fro into the bathroom, she locked that door, as well, then took a quick shower, all too aware that Roshan was in the house and that, should he wish to enter the roo out of the shower, she grabbed a towel,at its softness as she used it to dry off and then wrapped it around her

Going into the bedroos, a long white skirt froar the silky feel of the es in fashion, both in fabric and style, so many varieties to choose from in this neorld At home, she'd had but three dresses, two for everyday wear and one she kept for special occasions and holidays No woe had ever worn breeches It simply wasn't done, nor, she was certain, had it ever been considered

She brushed her hair and then her teeth, ine, a brush just for keeping her teeth clean An oven that cooked things in seconds instead of hours,on a stove instead of on a tripod She couldn't count the number of woht fire when they reached into the hearth to stir a pot or retrieve one from the coals