Highland Pawn by Evie MacKenzie

Author:Evie MacKenzie
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Ellora's Cave Publishing Inc.
Published: 2012-05-14T00:00:00+00:00

Ian joined him on the top step. “What happened?”

Alexander shook his head as he watched Paul’s wife throw a fit. “I haven’t any notion.”

“Yer charming little wife just hit me,” she screeched, “that’s what!”

He’d gathered that much. “What for?”

The woman stomped her foot. “How should I know? Go ask her yerself!” With the hand that wasn’t holding a wet rag to her eye, she shooed them. “Be gone, the both of ye. There’s nothin’ left to see.” She turned on her heels and disappeared inside the inn, the cacophony of insults trailing away into silence.

“There’s no need to delay any further, then.” Even if he had gleaned more information from Paul’s wife, it wasn’t likely he’d believe her. That one was nothing but trouble. “Where did Maggie go?”

Ian nodded toward the stable.

By the time he caught up to Maggie, her boots were coated in fresh mud and straw. “Are ye hurt? Did she hit ye?”

“Nay!” She swiped at her face with the back of her sleeve and glared at him. He reached out to touch her but she pulled away. “Don’t so much as lay a finger on me, MacKay.”

Ian’s eyes widened. He let out a low whistle and dismissed himself to the yard.

Alex retracted his hand. “Do ye care to enlighten me as to what happened back there?”

The fire in her eyes could have burned a thousand acres. “Do you take me for a fool, Alex?”

He quirked an eyebrow. “Of course not. Will ye stop speakin’ in circles, woman, and tell me what is ailin’ ye?”

She opened her mouth and closed it without speaking. With a shake of her head, she walked out of the stable. “I want to leave. Now.”

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