Highland Vow by Hannah Howell

Author:Hannah Howell [Howell, Hannah]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi, pdf
Tags: Fiction, Romance, Historical, Scotland
ISBN: 9780759260207
Publisher: Zebra
Published: 2000-01-02T07:00:00+00:00

"Ah, so ye are awake again. Good."

Elspeth blinked and stared at Sir Colin. He had obviously slapped her one time too often and too hard. She was so dazed with pain she was not sure when or why she had lost consciousness.

Her head cleared quickly when she realized that she was no longer on a floor and that she could not move her hands or her feet. Ice flowed through her veins as she looked down at herself. She was lashed by the wrists and ankles to the four rough-hewn posts of a large bed. What horrified her the most, however, was that she was naked. There would be no more chances to escape. She inwardly cringed when Sir Colin reached out to touch the curve of one breast with his fingers.

This was going to destroy her, she decided. Fighting to the last yet still losing, still being taken against her will, somehow did not seem as appalling as this. She would have at least had the comfort of knowing she had fought her fate, had perhaps inflicted some damage upon her defiler. This left her totally helpless. She was laid out like some ancient human sacrifice. He would not have to hit her at all, which meant she would be completely aware throughout her own degradation. Suddenly, she felt utterly terrified, but she fought to hide it, not wanting to give Sir Colin the satisfaction.

"Sadly, aye, it appears I am indeed awake, although I would be forgiven if I believed myself caught in the verra worst of nightmares,” she said, pleased with the chill calm in her voice.

"Helpless and naked and yet ye still try to spit at me,” Sir Colin said, a glimmer of amusement in his expression. “We will breed some fine sons, men worthy of ruling Scotland."

"I believe there is already a king on the throne and a dynasty set."

"At the birth of our first son, I shall begin to destroy it. Do ye ken whose house this is?"

It took Elspeth a moment to understand him, his change of subject was so abrupt. “Nay. Should I?"

"Ye took in the witch's bairn, didnae ye?” Sir Colin sat down on the edge of the bed and took off his boots.

"Ye cannae be the lordling who seduced her and left her with child.” Elspeth grasped at the topic of discussion a little desperately, needing a distraction, for she knew exactly why Sir Colin was starting to remove his clothes. “Ye arenae dark enough."

"Nay, I left no bairn in her.” He chuckled. “Claimed she was seduced, did she? The villagers probably killed her simply for the telling of such a huge lie and, worse, thinking all of them were fool enough to believe it. Nay, that lass was born a whore. Most of the men in the area and many of those who made regular journeys to court kenned all about her.” He glanced around the tidy little cottage with approval as he unlaced his heavily padded jupon. “She was beautiful enough to do verra weel for herself.

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