Cast In Stone by Sarah Hegger

Author:Sarah Hegger [Hegger, Sarah]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Sarah Hegger Author

Chapter Ten

Maeve couldn’t stand by and let the villagers die. She had failed Rebecca, Jane and Molly. She wouldn’t fail the other villagers. Pacing the caverns, she searched for something, anything, to help them.

To help the village meant either openly disobeying Fiona or getting to the village in secret. The idea rushed through her mind and she almost laughed. The solution was right there before her.

Roderick stepped into her path and folded his arms. “No.”

“No what?” The idea had barely even taken root.

He leaned closer until they were almost nose to nose. “You aren’t to lead the healers through the secret passage to the village.”

“Why not?” She wanted to stamp her foot or shake the stubbornness out of him.

He jabbed a finger toward the village. “I don’t care about Fiona’s decree. Alexander is in that village, and I’ll wager my balls so is his bitch mother. You’re not going there.”

“But I can sense them. If either of them reaches for their magic, I can smell it now.” She needed him to understand how much it meant to her. “I’ll stay away from them. I know those villagers. Some of them are my friends.” Her words seemed to bounce off him. “And the villagers know the healers well. They won’t betray us.”

“I don’t share your faith in the villagers.” His face showed no emotion, but his eyes were frigid. “And I would never make the mistake of underestimating Rhiannon again. It’s impossible to know how deep her rot infects the village.”

“I’ll be careful.” She wasn’t getting through to him. “Please, Roderick, I won’t be responsible for more death if I can help it.”

Empathy pulsed down their bond. “You’re not responsible for those women dying. Fiona is.”

“But I didn’t do anything either.” She opened the bond to show him her hurt. “This time I can act. I can stop people from dying.”

Roderick shook his head. “I understand, but I can’t allow it.”

“Allow it?” She smacked him with an emotional blast. “Since when do you allow me to do as I want?”

Roderick lifted his sleeve and pointed to his coimhdeacht markings. “The day Goddess put these on me. They give me the right to do anything to keep you safe, including this.” He drew himself up. “I forbid you going to the village.”

“For—forbid me?’ She could barely get the word out. “By what right?”

“By Goddess granted right.” His expression hardened. “And I’m going to stay right on your heels to make sure you obey me.”

He would too.

Their stalemate lasted throughout the day and into the night.

After dinner, Roderick walked her to her chamber. Once inside, he tossed a cushion on the floor and lay down by the fire.

“What are you doing?”

He rolled and presented her his back. “What does it look like I’m doing?”

“I know what it looks like.” The desire to kick his perfectly shaped bum sharpened in her. “And you aren’t sleeping in my chamber.”

“Yes, Maeve, I am.” He sat up and pinned her with a hard stare. “Right on your heels.

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