A Touch of Poison by Clare Sager EPUB & PDF – eBook Details Online
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- Author:Clare Sager
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The moon was a sliver in the sky, a few days from disappearing
altogether—a few nights from the Wild Hunt riding.
It gave me enough light to see by as my sabrecat, Vespera, picked
through the undergrowth in silence. I rolled my hips with her gait, keeping
my thighs loose: I didn’t need speed from her, yet. Her ears flicked and her
black coat gleamed, a stark contrast to how dull my red hair had grown this
past year.
Beyond the trees and their shadows, the road was grey in the moonlight.
And empty. I scowled and touched the butt of my pistol, like that would
bring the prey I hunted.
If we wanted something more than cabbage and courgette on our plates
next week, it needed to. We were down to the last of the flour, and I hadn’t
tasted meat in weeks. If I were a decent hunter, I’d come out in the day with
bow and arrow.
But that was a big if.
I was a great shot, but an abysmal hunter. The butler, Horwich, had been
passable, bringing rabbits to the table on the regular, but a slip on the ice
last winter had ended his hunting career.
So instead, I rode at night seeking a different kind of quarry, one that
frequented balls… Like the one this evening.
Once upon a time, the Viscountess Lady Katherine Ferrers had been
invited to everything, but not anymore. She’d stopped accepting invitations
so many years ago, drawing rooms were no longer abuzz with speculation.
It had been a long while since anyone had called me lady anything. It was
just Kat now.
Still, I got to hear about these things. And although I couldn’t attend
parties—wearing the same tatty gown every time would win me nothing but
sneers—I could make use of them. And this way was much more practical.
I cocked my head. Was that a sound? With a gloved hand to her
shoulder, I stilled Vespera and held my breath, listening.
At first, I was sure I must’ve imagined it. Wishful thinking.
But a distant pounding thrummed through the air, felt more than heard,
and beneath me Vespera coiled like a spring.
After all these years, the adrenaline still kicked through me, making my
skin tingle and my heart hammer. This was the only time I broke the rules,
even my own.
They were simple. Some places and actions were safe. Home. Tending
our vegetables. Grooming Vespera. And other places and actions weren’t
safe: almost everywhere and everything else. I didn’t go there or do those.
Except for when I rode at night.
Because it was less dangerous than the alternative, which was losing my
home.
Besides, I was clever about it. I crept through the night, and I knew all
the best routes for escape. I hid behind a hood and mask. And I’d have
wagered my sabrecat was faster than any other in Albion.
There were a lot of reasons I’d never been caught.
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