Beloved Impostor by Patricia Potter

Author:Patricia Potter
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781504001045
Publisher: Open Road Media Romance

Rory entered through the gates into the courtyard. Douglas and Archibald appeared to be doing a good job preparing Inverleith. Herds of animals were grazing just outside, and some had been taken inside the gates. Training continued in the courtyard. The sentries on the wall had been doubled.

He and Lachlan dismounted, gave their reins to the young stable lad, and went into the tower.

The ride had relieved some of the tension that had built inside him. He had become increasingly confident that his plan could work.

They stopped by Felicia’s room first. She was poring over a book, and with a start he recognized it. Caesar’s Gallic Wars in the original Latin.

She glanced up as the door opened, and her lips spread into a smile when she saw Lachlan, then her brows knitted together as her gaze met Rory’s. And held.

He was still charmed by the deep rich blue of those eyes, even as he knew he had not been included in the glance that flashed between his brother and the Campbell lass.

“You can see your cousin, Lady Felicia,” he said. He kept his voice cool and emotionless, even though, as usual, the sight of her brought a flooding warmth through his body.

She stood, relief eloquent on her face. Had she thought he had lied to her earlier when he’d assured her that James Campbell was unharmed?

“Thank you,” she said.

“How is Alina?”

“She is sleeping. It is the best thing for her.”

She looked at Lachlan, her eyes questioning. Rory realized she had not seen him since her transformation from a Cameron to a Campbell.

Lachlan gave her an encouraging smile, then approached her. “My lady,” he said.

Her tentative smile became a grateful one, and something tugged at Rory’s heart. He recalled how difficult it had been to control his emotions, his mixture of anger and dismay even as he’d wanted to reach out and touch her with gentleness, not with that sudden angry kiss.

But it was just as well that he had. He had to keep away from her, even as she had to stay here until his plan worked.

Or failed.

He went back to the door and held it wide. “My lady,” he said in a voice that sounded cold even to him.

She glanced toward Lachlan. He nodded.

He wanted that smile for himself. God’s eyes, but he knew something was very wrong when he was bedeviled with jealousy of both his enemy and his brother.

He hurried his pace to the steps, then led the way up. The guard posted at the door stepped aside.

“Any trouble?” Rory asked.

“Nay, milord.”

Rory opened the door.

The Campbell whirled around, saw Felicia, and his frown turned into a cautious smile.

Felicia was not as constrained. She ran over to him, looked at him for a moment, as if to make sure he had not been treated poorly, then hugged him. Then she stepped back and looked again. Rory saw her gaze go over the man’s gashes and bruises.

The Campbell looked uncomfortable under her gaze. “They are nothing,” he said dismissively. “Are you unharmed? If the Macleans did anything …?”

“Nay.

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