Innocence Lost
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M through R › Patriot, The
Rating:
Adult ++
Chapters:
24
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5,369
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7
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Chapter Eight
Chapter Eight
Over the next several weeks, Anne slowly became accustomed to her new life at the Sizemore estate. She settled into life uneasily as Tavington's mistress, always aware of the sinister undercurrent of menace in her lover.
Every few days, Tavington would lead the dragoons on raids and forays into the countryside, always on the lookout to confront and hopefully eliminate Benjamin Martin and his rebel militia. It was during these times that she missed Gabriel and her family the most. On the nights she slept alone, Anne would cry herself to sleep, her heart aching with loneliness.
Gradually, she found herself actually looking forward to Tavington's returns from battle, feeling relieved when he would come in during the middle of the night and slip into bed with her. Though he never spoke of the battles he‘d participated in, she always sensed that their lovemaking served as a way for him to forget about the war for awhile.
And though he'd never admit it, Anne slowly had begun to mean more to William Tavington than merely a way to gain revenge on the Martins.
Between engagements with the enemy, the dragoons would sometimes spend days in camp. She and Tavington would usually rise late on such days, spending the mornings in bed sport. Tavington would spend the afternoons occupied with administrative matters, meetings at headquarters, drilling the troops, or planning the next raids. During these same afternoons, James Bordon frequently sought Anne’s company, and, as the weeks passed, their friendship was firmly cemented.
This routine went on, with rare variation, for a few months until it was hard for Anne to remember that she'd ever been married to Gabriel. Though Anne could never love William Tavington, she did feel a certain bond with him and, as time went on, felt she had some understanding of him.
Over the next several weeks, Anne slowly became accustomed to her new life at the Sizemore estate. She settled into life uneasily as Tavington's mistress, always aware of the sinister undercurrent of menace in her lover.
Every few days, Tavington would lead the dragoons on raids and forays into the countryside, always on the lookout to confront and hopefully eliminate Benjamin Martin and his rebel militia. It was during these times that she missed Gabriel and her family the most. On the nights she slept alone, Anne would cry herself to sleep, her heart aching with loneliness.
Gradually, she found herself actually looking forward to Tavington's returns from battle, feeling relieved when he would come in during the middle of the night and slip into bed with her. Though he never spoke of the battles he‘d participated in, she always sensed that their lovemaking served as a way for him to forget about the war for awhile.
And though he'd never admit it, Anne slowly had begun to mean more to William Tavington than merely a way to gain revenge on the Martins.
Between engagements with the enemy, the dragoons would sometimes spend days in camp. She and Tavington would usually rise late on such days, spending the mornings in bed sport. Tavington would spend the afternoons occupied with administrative matters, meetings at headquarters, drilling the troops, or planning the next raids. During these same afternoons, James Bordon frequently sought Anne’s company, and, as the weeks passed, their friendship was firmly cemented.
This routine went on, with rare variation, for a few months until it was hard for Anne to remember that she'd ever been married to Gabriel. Though Anne could never love William Tavington, she did feel a certain bond with him and, as time went on, felt she had some understanding of him.