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“I know you didn’t,” Bliss assured her, “but I cannot control what I sense or see.”
“I’ve often wondered if what you and your grandmum shared is a gift or a curse.”
Bliss didn’t respond; she just smiled, and was glad when Dolca closed the door behind her, for at the moment she felt cursed. With a heavy heart, she sensed that Trey was being warned of his marriage to her. She wasn’t surprised that he had confided in his father and brothers. She had seen for herself how close the family was and could not blame them for warning him.
Trey had returned home with a bride after being gone for only a few weeks. His family would be foolish not to question the circumstances. And to add to the problem, the woman he loved was not dead, but alive and well and loved him as strongly as—
Bliss threw the soft wool blanket off her and got out of bed. She walked over to the hearth and held her cold hands out to the flames’ heat, rubbing warmth into them.
When Leora had taken hold of her hands, Bliss had sensed that she wasn’t telling the truth, but about what she wasn’t sure. She also sensed that she was worried about something, but what would concern her when she was finally home with the man she claimed to love?
Bliss walked over to sit on the edge of the bed. Many secrets were about to be revealed. How they would affect Trey and her, she didn’t know, and she wondered if she was better off not knowing.
She was about to climb back in bed when she sensed that someone needed healing. It would happen like that with the Picts. She would sense when someone would arrive at her cottage or that someone needed her, and she would go to the person’s home before she was summoned.
This, however, was a bit different. It was an odd sensation, almost as if someone called to her. The more she paid heed to it, the stronger the summons grew, and she hastily slipped into a dark blue wool gown that Mara had brought for her. It was a bit large and revealed a bit more of her breasts than she would have liked, but it was warm and clean. Her stockings were being laundered, so she slipped her bare feet into her leather boots and, tossing her cloak over her arm, quickly crept out of the room and down the stairs.
The voice directed her to a narrow passage that sat away from prying eyes, and, before she knew it, she was out of the keep and walking through the village. Her footprints quickly disappeared behind her, the snow having turned heavier.
It wasn’t until she came to the far end of the village that she stopped and tapped at a cottage door. It swung open.
“Good, you heard me,” Stone said. “Hurry in out of the snow.”
Bliss shook the snow from her cape and entered. “Someone is ill?”
“I am fine, Stone worries too much,” Willow said from where she sat in the bed in the corner of the room.
Bliss walked over to her after Stone took her cape to hang on a peg. He quickly followed behind her.
“Her stomach has not been well,” he said, sitting on the bed beside her.
“Can’t keep much in it?” Bliss asked though she knew the answer and already knew her problem though it wasn’t a problem.
Stone jumped up off the bed, realizing the cause, “Good, lord, Willow, why didn’t you tell me?”
“Why didn’t you know she carried your child?” Bliss asked with a smile. “And when did this happen?”
“You want details?” Stone grinned.
“Stop teasing her, Stone,” Willow chastised and held her hand out to him. He took it and joined her on the bed. “It just happened. One day I looked at him and knew that I loved him.”
“It was the same for me,” Stone admitted.
“He didn’t bother to wait to see if I felt the same,” she chuckled. “He blurted it out before he ever kissed me. And I did the same. We’ve been joined as one since that day.”
“I am happy for you,” Bliss said, “and there is no need to worry that you will lose the babe. She will be a healthy one and much like her da.”
Stone sat speechless for a moment, then shook his head. “I am going to have a daughter?” He took Willow’s hand in his. “I’ve been feeling your fear, but I thought it was because you were ill. You frightened me. I thought you seriously ill, your fear was so great.”
“It was foolish of me, but having lost one babe—”
Bliss put her mind at ease. “You will lose no more, and it is a large brood you’ll have.”
Willow reached out to her. “I am so glad you were here and that Stone sent for you.”
Bliss squeezed her hand. “His love is so great for you that it doesn’t always allow him to see clearly of things to come for you both. So I will tell you both now. You will have a good, long, and happy life together.” She yawned. “Forgive me, I am tired from my long journey here.”
“Stone should have never bothered you,” Willow said. “I hadn’t known he had until you entered. I’m so sorry we troubled you.”
