Isbeth's Redemption: Episode 9

Rachel
Rossano

“The next afternoon, Isbeth let herself into the second floor rooms after the men left. It all looked much that same as it did when she cleaned. Clothing, dirty dishes, and half-filled wine goblets placed about without care or pretense of order. Beginning with the obvious places like behind and among the various trinkets and baubles on the tables and shelves about the sitting room, Isbeth moved to the bed chamber. The drawers of the box at the end of the bed produced nothing but the usual array of gentleman’s items, linens, and a comb. She found a cologne bottle filled with a cheap fragrance that bludgeoned her nose and made her eyes water. She recognized the scent from its daily assault on her as Master Tarian descended the stairs each afternoon. “Look under the mattresses.” Ashfield’s voice from above made her jump. Her heart pounded at her ribcage and for a moment she couldn’t breathe.
“Ashfield.”

Read this installment of the riveting story in the May 2015 issue of InD'Tale magazine.

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