From Lexi with Love by Lexi Post

Author:Lexi Post
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: romance
Publisher: Lexi Post
Published: 2019-11-19T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Ten

Duncan didn’t bother entering his home. Instead he phased into his kilt and linen shirt. For the first time since being assigned Holly’s case, he felt like he could breathe without the tight-feeling material about his chest, arms and neck. Modern clothes were far too restrictive.

Floating across the fields near his castle, he headed for the largest burn on his property. There was a sturdy bridge across it on the south side, but even before he reached it, he changed his direction and floated farther south. Along the water’s edge on the castle’s side, though a dirt road hugged the other side.

He hovered near a spot where the embankment had no trees or bushes on either side and felt the back of his head. The hidden pain had vanished. Drifting to the ground, he solidified.

It had been raining that day. No’ exactly an uncommon occurrence, but something about the rain had been uncommon. Too much? Too little?

Too much. Too many days of rain. Months of rain. He looked at the calmly weaving water’s surface. It hadn’t looked like this. Images of rushing water flashed across his mind. Aye, the burn had been a torrent. Worse than ever seen before.

He glanced back at the bridge. No, the bridge had stayed. So why was the burn so important? It hadn’t overflowed this far inland. He looked again at the embankment across from him. He’d been here, stood here.

His heartbeat increased. The opposite side had given way, part of the road sheering off and something terrible had happened. A carriage had tilted into the water, but even as he stood there he was sure he hadn’t been in it. Why was the carriage important?

There were people in the carriage, coming to see him, but as hard as he concentrated he couldn’t see their faces. He could hear screaming. He had to help.

His chest filled with terror, but as he stood looking at the placid surface, he couldn’t bring the memory up. Why had he been so afraid? What had he done?

He whipped around. Had he been attacked? Even at that thought, he shook his head. He looked back at the opposite river bank. He’d been here, standing here. The screaming started again, urging him to action, to do something? What did he do? Why?

He turned away from the bank, walking away. He had to remember. Cameron had said he’d loved once, but he couldn’t remember ever loving a woman. He halted. That was why he recognized the hopelessness in Jessica’s eyes.

He had felt that. He had given up finding a woman to love. Once he’d stopped looking, he’d been able to enjoy life, taking all it had to offer, minus a companion to grow old with. He’d thrown himself into every experience, hunting, fishing, playing golf, dancing, drinking, sex. But he never stayed long enough to fall in love, convinced he wanted the unobtainable. He’d been right. He had wanted what Cameron and Holly had.

He never found it. Of that, he was absolutely sure.

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