Chapter 69 Hell kill for it anyway

Of all the things she had to pretend to be … his wife was the last thing on the list that she would have guessed. Doris searched through her clothes and came out with an outfit she thought would blend in best with those that lived here. A thick cream sweater with a black coat on top and boots that were meant to brave even the worse snow. She pulled her hair up into a bun and pulled a black hat Eliza had given her over it. She wasn’t sure if anyone would recognize her long brown hair, but she didn’t want to take any chances. When she came back out, William was talking with Patrick close by her cabin. His eyes caught on her for a second but she was too distracted by his attire to notice. He was dressed almost exactly like Enzo with the same crisp suit that was built for snow and one of the many hats she’d seen him in around the camp. When she neared him, he even smelled

he shook it off and led her to the horses. “My horses are too obvious, Enzo is letting us use one of theirs.” He stopped in front of a plain brown horse that looked like the rest of them. He gripped her waist and lifted her on the back of the horse. She tried not to think about how strong he was as he lifted himself up in front of her and guided the horse out

heart pound faster than it should be. Take a breath.” Doris took a deep breath as she swerved out of the way for another couple. William tipped his hat to them to hide a part of his face. “Do you know how to make the cure?” Doris whispered, she glanced around at the growing crowd but no one seemed to notice her or them at all. Nothing more than a quick glance in passing before they went on their way. “Yes.” He said through his teeth. Doris glanced up at him. Why did he always have to snip at her? They stopped in front of a booth that had endless spices. Doris took in the sight of all of it. Wait-was this the booth that also had the poison that was in Melody’s soup? Would he have that? It looked like he had everything. She didn’t have time to ask William, he was already flagging down the owner.

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