Destiny Stone (Phoenix Throne Book 3): A Scottish Highlander Time Travel Romance by Heather Walker

Author:Heather Walker [Walker, Heather]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2018-05-17T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 19

Fergus woke up in the large white bed in his room in Loch Nagar castle. He climbed out of bed and padded naked to the window. Fluffy white clouds reflected on the lake’s smooth surface.

The mountains all around appeared more hospitable than the last time he saw them, when the hole first transported him and Hazel here. That memory sparked no emotion in him. He remembered it, but he experienced no compulsion to see Hazel or anyone else he knew. He remembered his brothers back in Urlu, but he suffered no pangs to return to them, either.

A powerful barrier cut him off from his old life. He couldn’t put his finger on the exact moment it happened, but the prospect didn’t disturb him in any way. He took for granted that he would stay here from now on.

Voices rang down the hall outside his room. He turned around to see Althea standing against the opposite wall. He kept his back to her when he got out of bed, so he didn’t see her until now.

She looked his naked body up and down, but he faced her without modesty. Her gaze fit into the overall pattern of the life he came to expect in this castle. “Where’d ye come from?”

“I’ve been here all along,” Althea replied. “I’ve been watching you sleep, but you didn’t see me when you woke up. I didn’t sneak up on you, if that’s what you’re worried about.”

“I’m no worried aboot’t,” he replied. “I dinnae care what ye’re doin’ ’ere. If you wish tae spend yer time watchin’ me sleep, I’ll no try tae stop ye.”

“Come downstairs,” she told him. “We can take breakfast on the terrace.”

He returned to the bed and pulled his shirt over his head. “Who’re those people outside?”

“They’re my servants,” she replied, “but you won’t see them yet.”

“Why no?” he asked. “Are they under an enchantment like the people in Angus’s castle?”

“They aren’t under any enchantment,” Althea told him. “You are.”

“I!” Fergus cried. “Would ye enchant my affection? I’m surprised at ye.”

She indulged in a gentle smile. “It’s only for a little while until you come to understand our ways. When you’re ready, you’ll see them.”

“I think I ken yer ways weel enough as it is,” he returned. “I dinnae wish tae live alone in a castle wi’ ainly one other person. I like people around me. I like to see ’em go aboot their business.”

“You will,” she promised. “Just a little longer. If you still feel that way afterwards, you can see as many people as you like.”

“Is it some kind o’ test?” he asked.

“It’s not a test,” Althea replied. “Call it a precaution. People don’t come here often, especially not the way you did. If you decide to stay….”

“I already decided tae stay,” he interrupted. “I dinnae need tae think aboot it any lainger. If that’s yer worry, I can tell ye…”

She shook her head. “If you decide to stay, it’s all the more important that you transition into the life of this castle in the right way.

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