Devil Riders 3 - To Catch a Bride by Anne Gracie

Author:Anne Gracie [Gracie, Anne]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Berkley; Penguin
Published: 2011-01-23T21:34:26.269000+00:00

Rafe slept in late next morning, and when Higgins came with hot water for his ablutions, he stared at Rafe with a concerned expression. “Sir, I don’t think you should get up. You look terrible, and you’re still sick.”

“Nonsense, Higgins, it’s just a touch of dysentery. Army can’t stop for a bit of dysentery.” Rafe struggled out of bed and dashed cold water over his face. He rinsed his mouth out and spat. He’d thrown up a couple of times in the night, but he was determined not to give in to whatever it was. As soon as it had passed through his system he would be all right.

“You’re not in the army any longer, sir,” Higgins argued. “And you’d be better off resting in bed for a day or two. These tropical fevers, sir, you can’t be too careful.”

“Nonsense. Just shave me, will you? Blasted hand’s shaking for some reason.”

He sat on the bunk and, for once, let Higgins shave him. His head felt thick and achy. He did feel a bit feverish and unwell, he admitted to himself, but lying around in a stuffy little cabin would not do him any good. Better to go up on deck and get a bit of fresh air into him.

Besides, he was damned if he was going to let her avoid him another day. He’d drag her off by main force if he had to and explain that she’d got the rule wrong. She was allowed to talk to him—dammit, he needed her to talk to him.

With Higgins’s help he got dressed and staggered to the door.

“You shouldn’t be up, sir,” Higgins said.

“Nonsense, ship’s rolling, that’s all.” He started up the corridor and espied the object of his desire standing in the companionway, about to ascend the stairs. “Ayisha!” he called.

She stopped and whirled around.

“Need to speak to you,” he told her, hurrying toward her, but the rolling ship kept tipping him off balance and he kept having to grab the walls.

She came running toward him. “What is it? What’s the matter?” She caught him around the waist and put her shoulder under his.

“He’s ill, miss,” Higgins told her, “He was ill in the night, and I told him he shouldn’t get up, but would he listen?”

She pressed a hand to his forehead. Rafe closed his eyes as he felt it. Lovely cool, soft hand. Cool.

“He’s burning up,” she said.

“Aaarrggh!” a scream came from behind her.

Rafe clapped his hands over his ears. “Shockin’ noise,” he said, glaring at her. “Mrs. …” He couldn’t remember the name. Woman with no lips. “Should be shot, making noise like tha …” And he started sliding down the wall.

“He’s got the plague!” the woman screeched. “He’s brought it on board with him! Oh my God, we’ll all die if we don’t get rid of him!” And she ran up the corridor screaming, “Plague! Plague! Plague!”

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