All for the Heiress by Cassidy Cayman

Author:Cassidy Cayman [Cayman, Cassidy]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Publisher: Little Black Cat
Published: 2015-02-22T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter 12

Piper shoved down her guilt as she waved goodbye to Daisy, Mags, and Goldie, watching until Padma hustled them all into her house. She’d left a long, meandering note of half apology and half arm flailing frustration, but hoped Evie would never have to read it. A quick in and out, wring Mellie’s neck, send her back to her own time, and they’d be back before anyone missed them.

Once she and Lachlan found a good spot at the edge of the woods, she felt a flare of excitement she hadn’t felt in a long time.

“This is like a second honeymoon, don’t you think?”

He gave her such an incredulous side eye, she felt mildly ashamed and hung her head. After all, they weren’t just leaving their only child to go out of town for the weekend. It had been so long since they’d had to go back and muck around with the fabric of time, that she’d forgot how dangerous it could be.

He stroked her hair out of her face and smiled at her. “We’ll be fine, love. I’ll return us to Daisy.”

“I know you will,” she said, beaming at him.

She had complete faith in his ability to protect her, which was why she could do this with anticipation rather than dread. She also hoped to see Quinn, Lizzie, and Catie again. If they did it right, only a short time would have passed for them, but for her and Lachlan it had been years. They scoured historical documents on a regular basis, but there was a maddening lack of information about Lachlan’s clan. It was as if the universe didn’t want them to know, so they wouldn’t feel the urge to meddle.

“I feel a bit rusty, hopefully we willna end up in the ice age.”

“Don’t worry,” Piper said, rummaging in the apron of her period dress. “I still have this handkerchief of Catie’s and this rusty old knife Quinn left behind. We’ll get there.”

“Good thinking, lass. I have to admit I didna even consider bringing something like that.”

“We’re a good team,” she said, picking at the knife handle, lost in thoughts of the past several years.

He tipped her chin up, his gaze serious. She noticed the slight crinkle around his eyes and the few strands of grey at his temples. She would have had a few as well, if she wasn’t so militant in keeping them at bay. He leaned forward and kissed her, gently at first, but growing more passionate, so that they both almost forgot what they were out there for.

“We are a good team,” he agreed when he pulled away. “Now concentrate, and let’s go find that wee rabblerouser.”

After they completed the spell, and they both found their bearings, they set out toward the castle. At the top of the hill, they noticed a swathe of forest that had been burned nearly to the ground, which tipped them off they had successfully returned to the right time. Her many times great-grandmother had set a fire to help cover Lachlan’s escape, effectively faking his death in this time.

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