Enraptured by Camp Candace

Author:Camp, Candace [Camp, Candace]
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Publisher: Pocket Books
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

The foul weather suited her mood. Her anger took her down the path to where it split off to the castle before she realized that, in fact, the weather was no longer so foul. Though the gray sky still drizzled, it was not pouring down rain, and the wind had also died down, making it possible to keep her hood covering her head and her cloak wrapped around her.

She climbed the sloping path to Duncally at a good pace, her mind in a stew. Of all the insufferable men! To decide what was best for her! As if she were a child who did not realize the consequences of her actions!

Gradually her steps began to slow—and her mind as well. She remembered him sitting with his back to her, his fingers gripping his bowed head, his whole body taut. However frustrating and aggravating his rejection had been to her, it had not been easy for him. A faint smile touched her lips. He was not disinterested in her. His desire had not been illusory nor had it been fleeting.

She walked on, recalling Coll’s actions the last few days. Viewed in this new light, they did not speak of indifference. Had he really thought of her so often? Wanted her? Was it unfulfilled hunger that had brought the shadows beneath his eyes, the tension in his face? She thought again of that moment in front of the fireplace when his face had flamed with desire. The faint trembling of his hand when he slid it along her skin.

Violet paused, thinking of that hand, those supple fingers as they moved beneath her gown, the delicious texture of his skin as he touched her sensitive nipples. It was not a terrible trait to have concern for her reputation. She could not revile him for treating her with honor. He would not be a man she could respect if he callously dismissed such things. But, blast it, she should be the one to make the decisions about her life.

A snap came in the trees behind her. Violet tensed. Had Coll followed her? She turned, her eyes scanning the woods. She could see nothing on the path, and the shadows beneath the trees revealed little. It was not Coll; he would not hide.

She started forward again. Her back prickled between her shoulder blades; she could not dismiss the idea that she was being watched. The leaves rustled, and she was not sure if it was the wind that had sent them skittering on the ground or a person’s feet. More likely some small animal, running off at the sight of a human.

She spun around. The scene was the same, empty but for trees and shrubs and shadows. She was being fanciful. It was simply the gray afternoon and her own jumbled feelings that plucked her nerves, merely the unaccustomed aloneness after spending the day with Coll.

Holding her head high, she strode forward with purpose. With a sigh of relief she saw the stone steps of Duncally ahead of her.

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