Guarding Danger: Sinclair and Raven Series by Vella Wendy

Author:Vella, Wendy
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Vella Ink
Published: 2020-09-03T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 18

“He’s leaving.”

Maddie’s heart dropped at Dev’s words. Surely Harry would not be so foolish as to leave?

“What? He can’t do that.” Essie got to her feet.

Maddie saw the worry etched there as her sister-in-law’s eyes scanned the carriages on the road, passing the park.

“We have to let him go. Only then will he understand what he is leaving behind,” the eldest Sinclair said, his voice solemn.

“He’s a fool.” Rory shook his head. “But you are right, it took me some time to learn what we have.”

“He is not strong enough.” Essie sighed.

“He is strong. That man has run a business dealing with cutthroats and gentlemen alike, and done so with only his grandmother for support,” Dev said. “He is possibly the strongest of us all.”

Us all. Harry was a Sinclair, and as such, family. He was the only one who did not understand that yet.

“Harry has gone, Mama.” Fleur looked up with solemn eyes. “I liked Harry. I wanted him to be my papa.”

She knew those close had heard the words, but Maddie didn’t look up, instead focusing on her daughter, who sat cuddled in her lap. Fleur had been talking a great deal about finding a father lately.

“Harry is not your papa, darling. He has his own life. We just borrowed him for a while. He now has to return to his ship and his people.”

“I want to be his people,” Fleur said with a sad little sigh.

“Out of the mouths of babes,” Dev said. “He’ll be back, little one.”

“Fleur, come and play!” Meredith shrieked.

Maddie lifted her daughter to her feet, and soon she was running around with her cousins. Needing to walk, Maddie wandered along the path that ran to the pond.

Harry leaving was a good thing, she told herself. He made her feel strange things inside. All quivery and warm. Jacques had never made her feel that way.

Plucking leaves as she walked, she listened to the squeal of children at play. Would he be all right away from the family? He still had to heal, even though Dev had said he was strong.

The path ran alongside the road, and she looked in the window of the closest carriage rolling by. Her heart almost stopped beating. She only saw the side profile, but it was enough to have her turning away. She stood still, pretending to look around her. Every muscle clenched as she heard the carriage wheels roll on.

Why would she be here? She hadn’t seen the face, but that profile had looked the same. You didn’t forget the face of the woman who had tormented you most of your life. Shuddering, Maddie made herself walk back to the family. There, she was safe. There, no one could harm her.

Suddenly she was back there in France with that man on top of her, his voice whispering horrid things in her ears.

“Maddie?” Rory came to meet her. “Are you all right?”

“Of course. Why do you ask?”

“Wolf said he could see your face and you looked scared.”

She made herself laugh; it was high-pitched and squeaky.

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