Harlequin Historical October 2016, Box Set 1 of 2 by Carla Kelly

Author:Carla Kelly
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781488024719
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2016-02-15T00:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER ELEVEN

‘Sit.’ When she did not act, he repeated his order, pointing to the makeshift stool. ‘Sit there now.’

Niall had come to dislike seeing fear on her face, but if that’s what he needed to get the truth from her now, that’s what he would use. His tone made her move and she crossed to the box a few paces away.

‘So, there are other ways, secret ways, in and out of this place and you know them.’ Crossing his arms over his chest, he stood in front of her and watched her as he spoke. ‘You lived here when you were a child during the conflict between The Mackintosh and his dead cousin.’

He let the silence stand between them until she twitched. Well, her left eye did, giving him the sign he needed. Niall crouched down so she would have difficulty avoiding his gaze.

‘A boon for a boon mayhap? To loosen your words?’ he asked. Her body reacted quickly and Niall didn’t think she realised it at first. Those lips opened and her tongue slid along them. He could not help the smile on his own face. Her demeanour changed in an instant to one like the warrior woman he’d called her earlier. Ilysa crossed her arms over her own chest, mirroring his stance, and then she met his gaze with a glare.

‘I will not let you kiss me again,’ she said. Her words were spoken quietly yet he heard the strong vow in them.

Niall leaned in towards her then, wanting to prove her newest lie, and stared at her mouth. Moving slowly, he stopped when only a few inches separated them, when he could feel the heat of her open-mouthed breathing against him. Then, as she leaned the tiniest bit closer, he closed the space and his mouth almost touched hers.

Almost. His point proven, Niall leaned away.

‘I do not think I would have to force you to accept my kiss, lass.’ He smiled as she shook her head at him. ‘That is not the boon I speak of now. I wish some information in exchange for granting you the same.’

Though her disgruntled expression over the kiss had not eased, her green eyes showed interest in this new offer. She tilted her head and studied him.

‘A question for a question?’ she asked. Niall sat back on his heels and nodded. ‘And if I will not answer?’

‘The other boon will be required.’ His pleasure that she did not scream and run from him was somewhat dimmed when she spoke.

‘And if you will not?’

‘Then a boon of your choosing,’ he offered. ‘Though letting you go is not going to happen.’

‘Very well,’ she said. ‘I suppose you will go first?’

He needed to concentrate on the questions he chose, for he knew she would play this well. An ill-chosen word or phrase and she would wheedle her way out of giving him the information he wanted. He stood and took a couple of paces away from her. His body had been protesting

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