A Slip in Time by Kathleen Kirkwood

Author:Kathleen Kirkwood [Kirkwood, Kathleen]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Romance, Historical, romance historical paranormal time travel scotland victorian medieval, C429, Extratorrents, Kat
ISBN: 9781478179221
Publisher: CreateSpace
Published: 1998-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 14

Julia strolled beside the burn that burbled cheerfully in view of Dunraven. Iron gray clouds planked the sky overhead, while the wind blew high and bitter, whipping crystals of ice into her cheeks. Still, Julia glowed with an inner warmth, a warmth fueled by the fire of Rae’s love.

She felt expansive, radiant, gloriously alive. Even the bleakness of the day could not dampen her joy. She had only to think of her handsome Scots lord, of his rich, opulent kisses, and that soon, very soon now, the doors of time would open and she’d be able to step into his arms.

A small, mirthful laugh escaped her as she moved among a thin band of birches and pointy firs. Such plans she’d once entertained, such grand designs. Quite sensibly, she’d proposed, upon attaining marriageable age, to choose a proper gentleman on whom she’d lavish her heart. He’d be cultured, of course, well educated and traveled, striking in every way and fashionably attired. Most importantly, he would own those qualities her father bore, compassion, selflessness, and a genuine care for others.

Julia smiled to herself, deeply pleased. She had found such a man, had she not, despite the time and place? Oh, there were unfinished edges about Rae Mackinnon, and his tailor left something to be desired, but she harbored no complaints. Did he not possess the most splendid pair of legs to gaze upon?

She emerged from the screen of the trees and picked her way around some oversized rocks, still following the stream. Her wait through the night, without seeing Rae, had proved long and trying. “Faith,” he’d told her in parting and faith did she cleave to. Surely, in his own time, Rae should now be returned to the keep and present for the coming time shift.

Julia glanced down at her pale green dress, where it peeked from beneath her mantle. She, too, must begin back and ready herself, before Lord Muir and his colleagues invaded her chamber with their equipment. She had reworked another of her morning dresses, removing the stays — a pretty frock, patterned in rose and aquamarine that would set off her eyes. Touching her hand to her corseted waist, she looked forward to being free of it again.

Above the rushing of the water, the steady clump of a horse’s hooves sounded the approach of a rider. Julia turned to see who rode out to join her, then gasped to discover Lord Eaton bearing down on her.

He reined his horse before her to a showy halt, a smile spreading his lips and tilting his mustache. He dismounted, fastening his amber gaze on her as he closed the distance between them and removed his top hat. Though he continued to smile, his eyes gleamed oddly, their flecks of red appearing as miniature coals, burning hotly in their depths.

Julia drew back several steps, her senses sharpened. “L-lord Eaton. This is a surprise. I thought you were at Deeside with the others, enjoying the Scottish wilds and looking for royals.

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