A Knight to Desire by Gerri Russell - The Brotherhood of the Scottish Templars 04 - A Knight to Desire

Author:Gerri Russell - The Brotherhood of the Scottish Templars 04 - A Knight to Desire [Russell, Gerri]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Historical Romance, templar, Scotland, holy grail, highlander, gerri russell, Romance, knight, joyeuse
ISBN: 9780983899785
Publisher: Gerri Russell
Published: 2011-12-31T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Thirteen

The warrior woman would have to die.

Pierre de la Roche set down the tin cup that was the Grail on the table before him. With his hands free, he lifted from beneath his brown monk's robe the small pouch he wore extended from a long length of string about his neck. He opened the silken pouch and withdrew the thick lock of fiery red hair he kept there.

He smoothed the strands of hair through his fingers. A smug sense of satisfaction rode through him. Lockhart would howl with pain at the sight of her dismembered body. Hearing that sound alone would be worth the extra time it would take to find the girl and abduct her. If he could snatch her right out from under Lockhart's nose, all the better it would be. The man's sense of duty and protection would be his ultimate downfall.

De la Roche smiled at the thought of how frantic Lockhart would be when he couldn't find the girl. He would search the countryside, taking him away from his true purpose of finding him and protecting what was left of the Brotherhood of the Scottish Templars.

"Monsieur, we must leave now. One of my scouts has sighted the Templar and his men crossing the Firth of Lorne. They will be here before nightfall," Philippe Batar said as he seated himself at the small wooden table in the corner of the Saracen Head Inn's common room.

"Do not call me monsieur. I shall be known as Excellency." De la Roche glanced coldly at his captain.

"As you wish, Excellency." The man swallowed roughly. "I must still advise you to leave here as quickly as possible."

"How can I leave when I am the trap?"

Philippe frowned. "I do not understand. You've been avoiding the Templars for weeks while you healed. Does this mean you are better now?"

"I am healed." And he was, thanks to the Grail. His leg was still not straight and he walked with a definite limp, but his muscles were stronger than they'd ever been. He was ready to take on Lockhart and to exact his revenge upon the man through the girl's youthful flesh.

Simon and Brianna and the men they'd gathered on their journey here would come to him like sheep to the slaughter. And this time, he'd be ready and waiting.

Philippe's brow knitted with doubt. "You still seem weak at times, Excellency."

The doubt in his captain's face suddenly filled de la Roche with fury. "I am not weak!" Did the man think he wanted to lie there helpless in this hell-hole of an inn for days on end? He muttered an obscenity and saw terror replace the doubt in the captain's eyes. De la Roche smiled. That was better. Philippe had to realize who was in control here.

If de la Roche had learned anything over the past few weeks, it was the intoxicating feeling of being in control of another human being. He took great pleasure in subjugating Philippe and all the members of his army. That was why they remained loyal to him.

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