Citit - A Knight's Christmas Wish by Lana Williams

Author:Lana Williams [Williams, Lana]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Medieval
Published: 2015-01-06T22:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER SEVEN

Rylan woke with a start, his heart racing.

A quick glance showed Kayte was not sitting beside him where she had been when he’d fallen asleep. Uncertain why he’d woken so abruptly, he sat up, disoriented from his deep sleep. The time on the road had exhausted him.

Joseph still slept, as did Lady Anne. Where was Kayte?

He listened closely but heard nothing. There was no sign anything was wrong, yet he could not set aside his unease. He rose and woke Joseph, telling him to keep watch while Rylan searched for Kayte. Sword in hand, he eased into the trees, remaining as quiet as possible.

There! A muffled voice to his left. He followed the sound, certain now that something was amiss. Stealthily he moved from tree to tree, growing closer. Now he heard whispers. The light of the fire barely reached here but the darkness served him well.

Rage filled him at the sight before him. The two men they’d passed on the road had Kayte. One had his arm wrapped around her neck as she sat on the ground between his legs. The other man stood before her, lowering his braes. Why hadn’t she called for him? Awareness dawned as he caught sight of a long blade held at her throat that glinted in the faint light.

Hell’s teeth!

He’d known these two were trouble yet he’d done nothing. Instead, he’d left Kayte to keep watch. He was nearly as angry at himself as he was with the men. But not quite. They would pay for their mistake with their lives.

With slow, careful steps, he edged around behind the man holding Kayte. He had to be stopped before he hurt her. Rylan withdrew his knife and eased forward slowly but he needn’t have bothered. The man facing him was focused on Kayte. Staying low, he allowed his anger at their intention to fill him. His blade found the space between the man’s ribs.

He stiffened, his breath halting. His arms loosened from around Kayte as he cried out in pain.

His companion stared, his eyes going wide as he tried to determine what had happened to his friend.

Rylan held his knife at the stabbed man’s throat. It seemed only fair since he did the same thing to Kayte. “Release her.”

The man hesitated a moment too long.

Rylan shoved his blade into the man’s neck then jerked him away from Kayte.

Kayte turned to see what happened, her gaze locked on the man dying on the ground.

Rylan ignored her for the moment and focused on the remaining threat.

“What did you do that fer? We were only havin’ ourselves a bit of fun.” He held up both hands, palms out.

“Fun, eh? Then you won’t mind if someone rapes you.” Rylan stepped forward, bloody knife still in hand.

The man whimpered in fear as he backed away. “Nay. Please, sir, don’t kill me.”

“If I see you hurt anyone again, it will be the end of you.”

He nodded. Rylan couldn’t see his expression in the dim light so could only hope he knew Rylan meant what he said.

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