Destiny's Kiss by Elizabeth Rose

Author:Elizabeth Rose
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Publisher: RoseScribe Media Inc
Published: 2016-12-28T23:00:00+00:00

Chapter 7

Ross hadn’t slept much at all that night. He woke up in the stable the next morning to see Annalyse mounting a horse. It was early in the day and the sun was just showing its first rays on the horizon. The lassie was all alone and he knew she was up to no good.

He waited until she left and then mounted his horse, not bothering with the saddle. He stayed in the shadows and tailed her to see where she would lead him. When she took the road that led to London, he realized the only place she could be going was to see the king, and he couldn’t let her do that. He waited until she stopped at a stream to water her horse and then rode up behind her.

“Ye are no’ goin’ to tell the king anythin’, lassie.”

She spun around so fast she almost fell over. Ross saw her going for her dagger strapped to her leg under her gown and dismounted quickly. He took the dagger before she could get it.

“If ye go around liftin’ yer skirts and showin’ yer legs, ye’re goin’ to be askin’ for trouble.”

“I’m already in trouble! You never should have told me the truth about the missive because now I need to do something to stop you.”

His brother and friends had tailed her yesterday to make sure she hadn’t told anyone his secret. If she had, they would have had to leave Hetherpool immediately. “I am happy ye kept my secret, lassie, but tell me - why didna ye just tell yer faither?”

“I . . . didn’t want to.” She looked down to the ground.

“Ye ken that he’d blame it all on you bein’ the cursed one, right?” He hadn’t liked having to put the idea in her head that she might be blamed for the whole thing, but he had to do something to keep her quiet.

“Yes.”

His heart went out to her because he realized it was true. Now, he felt like he’d only made things worse in her life and that wasn’t his intention. “Lassie, leave things as they are and dinna get involved.”

“I’m already involved.”

“How so?” He slowly let go of her arm. “Ye should just go back to the abbey and forget ye ever met me.”

“How can I?” She looked up with tears in her eyes. “I have feelings for you, Ross, that I don’t understand. I should hate you for what you’re doing, but I don’t, and somehow I know how you feel. I didn’t tell anyone your secret because I care for you. But you have put me in a predicament because I don’t want to hurt my family, either, so I need to tell someone. Don’t you see, I have no other option?”

“Ye are right and I feel horrible about it.” He reached out and cupped her chin in his hand. “But tell me - why do ye care for me? I need to ken.”

“You’re the only one who has ever been kind to me or showed me any respect when everyone else shuns me and fears me.

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