Bound by Dreams by Christina Skye

Author:Christina Skye
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Publisher: HQN Books
Published: 2009-11-08T05:00:00+00:00

“IT’S FEELS COLD all of a sudden. Or is it just me?” Agatha MacKay rested her elbows on the sink, staring out at the dark outline of the summerhouse.

“It does feel a little colder. Why don’t we go back into the library?”

“I’ll bring in the tea.”

“You’ll do nothing of the sort.” Kiera lifted the big tray, smiling. “I do the heavy work while you tell me about Calan. I want to know about his family, all the details.”

“It’s always about family, isn’t it?” Agatha brushed back a strand of white hair from her immaculate red sweater. “I knit a new red sweater every year. I’ve done it for almost forty years now, starting with that first summer on Skye. I met Duncan at a little pub. Five minutes later he said he loved me in red, and I…” Her voice caught and she leaned down, helping Kiera to tea, homemade scones and tiny sandwiches with herb mayonnaise.

Kiera didn’t push her for more details that would make her uncomfortable. “It’s a gorgeous sweater. But I’ve never seen that kind of cable before. It’s not a staghorn or a traditional Celtic style.”

“No, it’s an old design. I’m told it was first made by Calan’s great-great-grandmother. Of course, that could be a legend. There are a great many tall tales where he comes from.” Her eyes took on a distant look again. “They are an unusual family.”

“Unusual as in pirates, patriots and thieves?”

“Worse.” Agatha handed Kiera another scone. “They can be a dark lot, broody and charming by turns. Duncan took me by storm that long-ago summer in Skye. Within a day I knew I was in love, and within a week I said yes.”

“Yes to what?”

Agatha’s cheeks took on a sudden flush. “To whatever the man wanted. Very fortunate for me that he was a gentleman, so what he wanted was marriage.” She gave a little sigh. “It’s often that way with the MacKay men. I warn you, if they set their minds on you, they’ll reel you in and very soon they convince you to want the same things they do.”

“Like some kind of…” Kiera cleared her throat, feeling a little ridiculous. “Not some kind of mind control?”

“Good heavens, no. It’s simple chemistry, the kind that a confident and powerful man uses without any thought. But it’s strong stuff just the same. And if you have half a love for Scotland, for the long summer twilights and the wild beaches of the far west, you could find yourself caught forever.” She toyed with a bit of her scone. “Just the way I was.”

It all sounded a little Gothic, Kiera thought, unconvinced. “You mean, you fell in love with Scotland first and the man second?”

“No.” The old woman shook her head vehemently. “That’s making it clear and simple, but it wasn’t simple. It wasn’t just the passion, though we had that, most definitely. He was handsome, but I’ve known men who were more attractive. It wasn’t anything I can explain neatly even now.

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