Eadan's Vow by Stella Knight

Author:Stella Knight
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: Time Travel
Publisher: 0
Published: 2018-04-23T16:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 15

Eadan sat in stunned silence, trying to comprehend what Fiona had just told him.

She'd told him she was from the twenty-first century, and she’d arrived through some sort of portal in the ruins of a castle in the village of Tairseach. She used strange terms to describe the time she was from—cars, technology, airplanes—words that barely penetrated his stunned haze.

Now, her beautiful eyes were locked on his, a silent plea in their depths. Eadan had to look away from her. Christ, he thought. Is the lass mad?

Though he should have been concerned, a sense of betrayal flowed through him. If she wasn’t mad, she was a manipulator. Could she be one of Dughall’s spies after all?

“You don’t believe me.”

He forced his gaze back to Fiona. Her eyes had filled with tears, splintering his heart. He got to his feet, tugging on his clothes with shaking hands.

“Of course you don’t,” she continued, her voice wavering. “I don’t blame you. I wouldn’t believe me either.”

He turned to face her, trying to form words, but he needed to determine which Fiona was—mad or manipulative. She was the picture of loveliness, looking at him with utter sincerity in her eyes, clutching the bedcovers to her luscious breasts.

He forced himself to look away from her, clenching his fists at his side, his heart hardening. This was why he didn’t have relationships; he never should have allowed himself to care for her.

“Eadan?”

“I’ll arrange transport for wherever ye want tae go,” he said tightly, still not looking at her. Mad or manipulator, he still wanted to keep her safe, fool that he was. And if she was indeed a spy, it was best he sent her off sooner rather than later.

“Eadan—wait—” her voice choked on a sob as he strode to the door. He faltered, his hand on the doorknob. She’s already made you weak, a phantom voice whispered. Still, he lingered, waiting for her to continue. “I—can tell you something. Something that will make you believe me.” She took a breath. "King Robert. He's ill, isn't he?"

"Aye," Eadan said, confused. Why was she bringing up King Robert? "But he's expected tae get well, and—”

"He won't get well, Eadan. Tomorrow’s the nineteenth of April. He will die, and his son will take the throne as King Robert III. I went to a history museum before I—arrived here."

"Museum?" he echoed blankly.

"It's like a library. It keeps historical records. They're common in my time," she said. "That's where I learned this." She paused, studying his tight expression. “It—it’s important to me that you believe me.”

Eadan studied her, a chill coiling around him. She was lucky he was not a superstitious man, and that he wasn’t particularly fond of the king, who hadn’t come to his clan’s aid when they’d needed him in years past. It was dangerous to speak of the death of the king.

But there was something in her eyes, a keen desperation that made him hesitate. He told himself he was a fool for believing her, for falling into what could be a trap.

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