Highland Spirit by Elizabeth Rose

Author:Elizabeth Rose
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: Highland
Published: 2019-12-28T16:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 8

Ethan felt terrible just leaving Alana on the isle, but she had told him she wanted him to leave and she never wanted him to return. There was only so much rejection a man could take from one woman.

“I’m surprised ye and Alana didna get back together,” said Caleb as they sailed the small boat to the MacKeefe shores. Caleb’s pine marten lay curled up in Caleb’s pouch while Ethan’s dog sat in the boat whimpering, looking at the box of things that were supposedly Osla’s. The dog’s tail swiped back and forth over the floor of the boat.

“It’s obvious that she really doesna want me,” he answered, still not wanting to believe it was true.

“Are ye sure?” asked Caleb, taking a swallow of wine from a bottle that Alana had sent with them. “She still looked at ye in that same way that she used to when ye were engaged to be married, if ye didna notice.”

“I think it’s just yer imagination, Caleb.” Ethan answered, looked out over the water and wishing it was so. The kiss they’d shared felt real. Or so she made it seem. All it did was stir feelings within him of wanting her back in his arms . . . back in his bed. “What we had was in the past and long gone. I can see now that it was all a lie.”

“Is that really what ye believe?”

Ethan thought about it for a moment and let out a deep sigh. “I’m no’ sure. Mayhap I’m all wrong, but it is so hard to tell. Somethin’ is no’ right there. I dinna understand it, but Alana is lyin’ to me, I ken she is.”

“Oh, ye mean about her faither? Or about the ghost?”

“About everythin’. Caleb, she just wasna herself. She seemed so cold and . . . worried.”

“Time changes everyone, Ethan. Even ye.”

“Aye, I suppose so. I guess I just need to let it go.”

When they got to the shore, Hawke and Logan were there to greet them.

“We wondered what happened to ye,” said Hawke. His bird cried out from the sky, making lazy circles in the air above them.

“We were just gettin’ ready to come lookin’ for ye two,” added Logan. His wolf, Jack, watched them from atop a rock.

“We only stayed overnight because of the storm,” said Caleb, jumping over the side of the boat into the water to help pull it to shore.

“And because Caleb likes to eat,” grunted Ethan.

“Ethan, Ethan! Did ye find my doll?” Sophie came running down to the water with her brother following. “Where is Annabelle? Do ye have her?” she asked anxiously.

“We did have it, but we dinna have it now,” said Caleb, making Ethan want to box his friend’s ears.

“Ye found her and left her on the isle?” Sophie started wailing and all the men groaned.

Trapper barked from the boat, adding to the noise and commotion.

“Home sweet home,” Ethan muttered. “Get out of the boat, Trapper,” commanded Ethan, but the dog stayed there barking at the covered box of things they’d brought back for the children.

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