Artair's Temptress by Stella Knight

Author:Stella Knight
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: Time Travel
Published: 2019-02-14T16:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 15

A rtair tried to keep his breathing steady as he yanked on his clothing.

“Diana, I need ye tae stay here,” he said sharply.

“Artair, no. Let me—" she began.

“Diana,” he repeated, leveling her with a hard stare and ignoring the look of hurt in her eyes. He would do whatever it took to keep her safe. “Stay. Here.”

He hurried out of the chamber, tearing down the stairs, his heartbeat a furious cacophony in his ears. He needed to make certain his sister also stayed out of sight.

He found Keagan in the entry hall, striding toward the door, clutching a sword.

“My sister?” Artair asked.

“I told her tae remain upstairs in our chamber. I’ll handle this,” Keagan said, moving past him.

“No. We’ll handle this,” Artair said, trailing him to the door.

They opened the door to find Tamhas, Iomhar and several other men outside, seated astride their horses.

Tamhas’s eyes widened in surprised recognition at the sight of Artair, before his lips curled in a cruel smile.

“This is a surprise,” he said. “We came here tae pay our friends a visit and we find the mysterious Highlander. Where’s yer Sassenach?”

“What do ye want?” Artair demanded, ignoring his question as he moved to stand in front of Keagan.

“Laird Padarsan and his lady owe us more of their food stores,” Tamhas said, his eyes darting to Keagan. “We’re running low after the storm, as are the surrounding farms. But now that ye’re here, we’ll also take ye and yer bonnie wife—is she here?”

“His whore wife did something tae me,” Iomhar sneered, tightening his grip on the reins of his horse, his face turning red with fury. “Bring the bitch tae me.”

Rage like Artair had never known before tore through him, and he gripped his dagger, starting toward Iomhar, but the sound of a familiar voice stopped him.

“Artair!”

He froze at the sound of Diana’s voice. No. He turned, dread coiling around his heart. Both Diana and Liosa now flanked Keagan, who was fruitlessly trying to usher them both back inside.

But Diana stepped past Keagan, glaring at Tamhas and his men.

“Ilsa, get back inside. Ye as well, Liosa,” Artair hissed.

“Not until these men leave my property,” his stubborn sister said, stepping out to stand next to him, ignoring Keagan’s protests.

“Ah. ’Tis heartwarming that ye all ken each other,” Tamhas said, looking genuinely delighted by this turn of events. “Since we’re all friends, our demands are simple. Domnall and Ilsa—if those are yer names—ye’ll come with us. Laird Padarsan and bonnie Liosa, bring us the food we’re owed.”

“They’ll not give ye anything, and we’re not coming with ye. Leave these lands at once,” Artair snarled.

“I’ll make a proposal for ye,” Tamhas said, unfazed by Artair’s visible rage. “We can leave the food behind—for now. But ye and yer wife will leave with us now, or we come back with five times as many men. When we come back, I willnae be as polite, and we’ll take Laird Padarsan and his wife as well.”

Artair swallowed, fury and frustration battling within him.

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