4 Eternally by Maureen Child by Maureen Child

Author:Maureen Child [Child, Maureen]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2011-01-27T23:38:00.918000+00:00

He reached for her, but she shook her head fiercely and skipped back out of his reach.

“No. No more touching. No more anything until you tell me…what is going on?”

Her voice broke and Kieran scrubbed one hand across his face in frustration. He’d pushed her too far too quickly—losing himself for a few stolen moments. And now, he would have to deal with the consequences. Grimly he ordered, “Tell me what you saw.”

Still shaking her head, she licked her lips, drew in a shaky breath and whispered,

“Fighting. A castle made of polished black stone, flashing in the sunlight. Ships. Old ships, with sails. Cannons firing, smoke lifting into the air. The noise.” She sucked in a breath. “Tremendous. As men screamed and explosions rattled the air. I saw knights.”

She covered her mouth with one hand as if trying to shove that last word back down her throat. But it was too late.

Lifting her chin, she stared at him and it gave Kieran a pang to see tears glimmering in her emerald eyes. Was there anything harder in the world for a man to take than watching a strong woman cry?

“And I saw you.” She stopped herself, then said, “No, that’s not quite right. I didn’t see you. I was you. Looking through your eyes. Watching a battle, shouting at men to take cover. Swinging a heavy sword, for God’s sake. And then seeing…”

“What?” he asked, his own throat tight as he relived his memories through her eyes.

“A man. Coming out of the smoke and sound. His armor was different. A kind of…

crest on the breastplate. And he paid no attention to the battle. He wasn’t there to fight.

He was there to kill.”

“Julie…” His back teeth ground together. His fists clenched at his sides.

She rushed on, her words tumbling from her mouth now, as if she couldn’t have stopped them even if she’d wanted to. “He was there to kill you.”

She staggered back a step and her eyes widened, a single tear rolling down her cheek, moonlight catching it and making it shine like silver. “Oh my God, he did kill you. That sword. Oh God.” Her voice broke again, her breath hitched and she clapped both hands to her head as if trying to push the images torturing her away. “I can feel it. Feel the edge of the sword. He hit your head first. Slicing. Pain. Staggering pain. Unexpected.”

“Julie.” His insides opened, and he was half surprised he couldn’t see his guts spilling at his feet. It had been a long time since he’d remembered that day. Since he’d allowed himself to remember. It was enough that he kept in mind the lessons learned on the day he died.

“This can’t be happening,” she whispered, shock, disbelief in her voice. “None of this is real. Can’t be. So if it’s not real, I’m crazy. Just like him. Is insanity contagious?” She shook her head and kept muttering, just under her breath. “How could I see him die? He’s standing right here.

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