# Papers of Shimon the Egyptian Author: Morgan M. Vale Site: ReadNovelHub Canonical: https://readnovelhub.com/novel/papers-of-shimon-the-egyptian Genre: Historical novels ## World He saves her honor before the tribe—then locks himself inside the wedding tent with the proud bride whose fate is now bound to his. ## Tropes - Rejected Mate - Billionaire Romance - Historical novels ## FAQ ### What is Papers of Shimon the Egyptian about? He saves her honor before the tribe—then locks himself inside the wedding tent with the proud bride whose fate is now bound to his. ### Who is the author of Papers of Shimon the Egyptian? Papers of Shimon the Egyptian is written by Mara Vale. Read Chapter 1 free on ReadNovelHub. ### Is Papers of Shimon the Egyptian a Rejected Mate story? Yes. Papers of Shimon the Egyptian is tagged for Rejected Mate, Billionaire Romance readers looking for North American romance-fantasy tropes. ### Can I read Papers of Shimon the Egyptian Chapter 1 for free? Yes. Chapter 1-5 Free. Weekly VIP trial from Chapter 6. Start Papers of Shimon the Egyptian on ReadNovelHub. ### What happens at the start of Papers of Shimon the Egyptian? The betrothal sheet was still in my mother's hand when the men of the tribe came to settle me. They set the lamps in a ring and stood me at the edge of the light, where a woman is counted. ## Chapter 1 teaser ### Chapter 1 The betrothal sheet was still in my mother's hand when the men of the tribe came to settle me. They set the lamps in a ring and stood me at the edge of the light, where a woman is counted. My promise to my cousin had been made years ago, by our fathers, over a bowl of milk I was too small to lift. I had never been asked. Tonight I understood that a promise made without me could still be broken with me standing in the middle of it. My cousin's father spoke first. He used the word for a pledge broken, then the word for a price, and between the two of them he did not use my name. Behind him the women made a low sound, the sound a tent makes when the wind turns. My cloak was closed to my throat. The veil was drawn to my brow, and beneath it my face was as hot as a stone at noon. I kept my eyes on the dust and let them talk. Then Shimon came in from the dark and stood in the centre of the ring, and said nothing. He did not need to. The talking stopped where he stood. He had come up out of Egypt with nothing a camp could name — no father seated, no herd, no ground — and still the circle widened for him, and men who had been shouting found their hands quiet. He turned once, slowly, so that each of them had to look at him. Last of all, my cousin's father. "Give me the sheet," he said. My mother did not move. "Put it in my hand," he said, "and I will answer this claim tonight, in front of every one of you — with a covenant, not a price." Someone's hand found the tent rope and held it. The lamp between us guttered, sank, stood again — and in that light I saw his wrist, the cord knotted at it, the dust worked into the weave of his sleeve. The lamp steadied. My mother's hand stayed closed on the folded cloth. "Say it, then," my cousin's father said. "Say this covenant and let the c Read free: https://readnovelhub.com/novel/papers-of-shimon-the-egyptian/chapter/1