by Shay Savage
As I looked, another knight—one I had not seen before, with long brown hair tied at his neck—rose from the stall where he had been hidden behind the dividing wall. He stood there a moment, staring at the ground before laughing loudly and taking a few steps backwards. I could tell his hands were moving, but the wall of the stall blocked my view, and I could not see exactly what he was doing. The tall, blond knight leaning against the wall of the stall clapped one of the dark-haired knights on the back. The knight quickly removed his sword and scabbard from around his waist and then entered the stall, dropping down below the edge of the wall and out of my view. Laughter and cheering ensued again.
Confused, I tried to ignore the rowdy group as Romero finished his carrots and nuzzled his fuzzy nose against my palm, looking for more. It tickled my skin, and I squelched a giggle. He allowed me to scratch the top of his nose and run my hand over the smooth hair along his neck before he bored of me and went back to his bucket of oats. I took a step back from the stall gate and looked down to the laughing knights again.
All four of them were now standing outside the stall, and the dark-haired knight was again donning his sword. They spoke louder now, and I could make out some talk about meeting at Sawyer Inn later in the evening. With their plans made, three of the four left, but the blond one stayed behind. He was still looking into the stall. At once, he finished his drink and threw the tankard into the straw.
“Make yourself presentable,” the knight said, seemingly addressing the ground inside the stall. “Then fetch my horse from the farrier.”
With that he turned on his heel, briefly glanced at me through narrowed eyes, and walked out of the stable.
As my curiosity got the better of me, I walked slowly down the line of mostly empty stalls. When I reached the last one, I looked inside and gasped at the sight before me.
There was an angelic-faced girl there, perhaps two years younger than I. Her short, dark hair was hanging in her eyes, and her face was covered in sweat. Her simple dress was torn in the front, exposing one of her young, rounded breasts. She was curled up on her side and used one hand to try to cover the top half of her while the other worked to pull the skirts of her dress down to cover her bare thighs. I could see the remnants of what must have been her undergarment, torn into shreds on a pile of dirty straw. Tears were streaming down her face.
And that is when I realized what the knights had been doing.
~End Book 3~
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Author’s Notes
This can’t be good! Alexandra may be in a lot of trouble for being there alone, and who is this woman in the straw? Find out in the next installment of Unexpected Circumstances! Available June 28th!
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More Books by Shay Savage
Unexpected Circumstances Series:
The Handmaid: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B01F3Q9TT8
The Seduction: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01FG5R67S
The Consummation: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01G8X5T3K
The Shortcoming – https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01H3W9AVM
Surviving the Storm Series:
Surviving Raine: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00CWG930S
Bastian’s Storm: www.amazon.com/dp/B00L2LLC0S/
Evan Arden Series:
Otherwise Alone: www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00AP5NNWC/
Otherwise Occupied: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00DGGUM76/
Uncockblockable (a Nick Wolfe Story): www.amazon.com/dp/B00EBW1ZQG
Otherwise Unharmed: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00H3RUY8G/
Isolated: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00U88ERI0
Irrevocable: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00XW9U71I
Stand Alone Works:
Transcendence: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00IFV9AXY
Offside: www.amazon.com/dp/B00MEWGCWC
Worth: www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00KAFC6MK/
Alarm: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00QGUIHMQ
Commodity: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B016V9LK0C
Kandace and the Beast: www.amazon.com/gp/product/B019D4DDN4
Specimen: www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01BFZXUWS
Novella Collection:
Savaged: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00Q9DRR1W
Caged Trilogy:
Takedown Teague: www.amazon.com/gp/product/B010C3UFXQ
Trapped: www.amazon.com/gp/product/B010RRZ0E6
Released: www.amazon.com/gp/product/B011YTEKBU
About the Author
Shay Savage lives in Cincinnati, Ohio, with her family and a variety of household pets. She is an accomplished public speaker and holds the rank of Distinguished Toastmaster from Toastmasters International. When not writing, she enjoys spending her weekends off-roading in her bright yellow jeep, watching science fiction movies, masquerading as a zombie, and participating as a HUGE Star Wars fan and member of the 501st Legion of Stormtroopers. When the geek fun runs out, she also loves soccer in any and all forms—especially the Columbus Crew, Arsenal, and Bayern Munich. Savage holds a degree in psychology, and she brings a lot of that knowledge into the characters within her stories.
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