Agnes Moor's Wild Knight by Alyssa Cole

Author:Alyssa Cole [Cole, Alyssa]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Alyssa Cole

Agnes tried to ignore the heat radiating from the chair to her left as she picked at her meal, but Gareth was so close and her mind kept seeking out the memory of their kiss, unbidden. She still reeled from it, although hours had passed since he’d crushed her to his body. His kiss had been powerful, but not just because of the brute strength of him. There had been emotion in the joining of their mouths. His lips and tongue had conveyed a message that words could not, one that spoke of longing and passion and something that touched her more deeply than both of those things.

She wanted to talk to him, to know more of him, but instead she made idle conversation with the various dignitaries and men who had fought in the tourney, answering their questions about her experiences at James’s court. That was easier than dealing with the feelings Gareth stirred in her. Her fantasy had come true when her champion had been revealed, but now what? He would return to his clanspeople and she would be left with nothing but an even more acute knowledge of what she was losing.

“Would you like more wine?” Gareth’s velvety burr ended the silence between them. He had addressed her directly, and she could no longer protect herself by pretending he wasn’t there.

She turned to see him holding a flagon toward her cup solicitously, as if she hadn’t been carefully ignoring him for most of the evening. His gaze on her was a living thing, like the fire licking at the wood in the hearth.

“You are the visitor here, Your Lordship,” she said, trying to keep her voice even-keeled. The consummate hostess. “It is I who should be serving you.”

His eyes went dark at her words.

“Do you wish to serve me?” he asked in a low voice, leaning closer to her. “Because I do not require a wench to do my bidding. What I desire is that which would give you pleasure. If this wine gives you pleasure, I will pour it. If there is something else you would ask of me, it is yours.”

“Your Lordship—”

“Gareth.” His reminder cut her off, and she was glad of it because she knew not how to respond.

“Gareth, what do you want of me?” she asked.

“Perhaps more than is advisable,” he said, studying her face. He placed the flagon down on the table. “I told myself that I came to this tourney simply to benefit my people, but that was a lie. I admit, before you came to my keep, I was intrigued by the tales of my fellow clansmen of the rare beauty who parlayed like the veriest statesman at the behest of the king. I was supposed to be searching for a bride, but instead I sought to learn more about you.

“Then I saw you with James’s retinue and I had no choice in the matter, really. I wanted you, and a dance wasn’t enough. When I heard about the tourney, I thought it was a sign.

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