Her Unwanted Mate On The Throne

Chapter 70 Did you think I wouldn‘t find you

William stood, the chair almost fell behind him when he turned to the door. “Should I come-” Doris moved for her coat. “No, stay here. I want to talk to the spice guy and work out a deal.” He closed the door before she could ask what he meant. What kind of deal would he mean? Again, Melody and her poisoning had slipped from her mind. She had to ask him about it before they left but whenever she was around him-Melody was the furthest thing from her mind. As horrible as that sounded. She ate her food alone and laid on the bed to read when her thoughts tried to drown her. She wondered if the wolves lived nearby or if they were long gone and all of this was for nothing. William would probably be furious for her wasting his time and having to pretend to be married to someone like her. She

could see the rage on his face now when he realized she was wrong and wasn’t smart at all. Doris was dozing off when William finally came back in their room. She sat up quickly and set her book on the end table. His eyes looked a little wild and his cheeks were red from the cold. “He mentioned someone coming by the market last week looking for some sort of cure for poison.” Doris stood quickly. “Had he come by recently?” “He said he saw him again a few days ago-but he looked close to death. He comes by often to check for something to help him.” Doris chewed on her lip and sat on the edge of the bed. He might already be dead. They both knew it, but at least they weren’t going in circles. He had passed through the market in search of a remedy. Perhaps he was close enough to hear the man actually had one. “Patrick is watching the booth, he’ll leave a note on the horse if he follows anyone.” “Shouldn’t we wait out there too?” Doris asked

little and sent a small shiver through Doris. She never knew where his emotions would land at any given time. Perhaps it should thrill her that she never knew what he was going to say, but more often than not it left her annoyed with him. Or terrified of what he was capable of. Lately she’d been feeling less scared and more… used to it. Doris tried to turn on the

her small frame, trapping her in his warmth. “….William?” “Shhh.” He said against her ear. It sent a new kind of shiver down

ended up finding him. When they stepped out into the snow,

ice. They stopped at each booth, looking over things they didn’t really care about and trying not to search the crowd too obviously for a man that was on his last leg. So far, everyone looked completely healthy. The closer they got to the booth, the more she heard the bell. The spice man stood on the edge of his booth ringing a small bell while shouting to the crowd . “Poison from a bush? I’ve got the cure! Come on down, not much available!” He shouted it over the murmuring voices and laughter while everyone ignored him. It wasn’t a common

said he’s gotten desperate. The word will get back to him.” Doris lifted her book and tried to act like she was reading as she watched the crowd. Minutes turned to an hour and her skin was close to freezing over into ice. Her trembling was so rapid, it was hard for her to control her teeth chattering. Part of her was afraid she’d break her teeth soon. William took her arms and wrapped them around his torso so he could hold her. The warmth was a small relief, she didn’t understand