Chapter 95 The Stirring of New Life

• She gasped, her voice trembling with anxiety. "What are you doing?"
• A shiver of doubt crept over her; surely, he couldn't be intent on continuing this, could he?
• With a touch as gentle as a whisper, Conrad lowered her onto the bed, his movements tender and deliberate. He carefully drew the covers over her and spoke with quiet authority, "Go to sleep immediately. You are not to leave Drumston again."