Highland Rogue by Dana D'Angelo

Author:Dana D'Angelo
Language: eng
Format: azw3, epub
Tags: Scottish medieval romance novel
Publisher: Dana-Dangelo.com
Published: 2017-06-04T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter 11

Alisha had walked halfway around the perimeter of the camp when the sound of a voice arrested her. Even though she couldn’t see him clearly, she immediately recognized Donnell’s deep brogue. Another man responded to him, although she couldn’t make out his words. It appeared that the two men had left the gathering to speak privately.

Holding her breath, she moved to the other side of a tree. She should have made her presence known except she kept quiet. Her mind raced as she tried to figure out what it was that they discussed, and how their decisions might impact Seamus.

“Och, ye two,” Calum shouted from the gathering, “What serious matter are ye discussing? Come over and join us!”

“Ye go ahead,” Donnell said. “I think I’ll stay here.”

“I supposed I should join them in their fun before I tell them the news,” Blane said, getting up. In the dim light, Alisha saw his faint outline move toward the pack of jovial men.

“Ye can come out now, lass,” Donnell said. “I ken that ye are there.”

Her heart stilled. She believed she was well hidden but apparently she was wrong.

“I dinnae mean tae eavesdrop,” she said, stepping out from behind the tree. Her eyes had adjusted to the dim light, and she could see the moon reflected on a part of his face. He was too good-looking by far.

Alisha had tried her best to ignore the mercenary, but it was an unsuccessful endeavor since he sat behind her for hours on end on his steed. And while she would have preferred to ride in a cart, the more practical side of her appreciated his presence. Despite her misgivings, she found herself leaning back to absorb his body heat. And now that she was face to face with him, she couldn’t deny her attraction to him.

An awkward silence sprang up between them, and Alisha felt desperate to leave. Laughter erupted behind them. She started to turn away when a drunken man stumbled to a nearby bush to make water. She looked away, embarrassed.

Taking her hand, Donnell pulled her behind him. “Let’s go find another place tae talk.”

They found a large boulder a little distance from the gathering.

“I want tae climb up there,” she said pointing to the boulder. From what she could make out, there was a partial ledge that they could sit and enjoy some privacy away from the group.

He climbed first and reached for her hand to pull her up. Once on the ledge, she sat down.

The rock was curved in such a way that it blocked the cold wind. But from their vantage point, she could still see the men around the campfire.

“Seamus mentioned that your parents are no longer alive. How did they die?” he asked as he settled down next to her.

“’Twas from the plague,” she said, her voice wavering slightly, and she blinked. Seamus rarely spoke about the passing of their parents, and besides Father Cormac, she had never discussed it with anyone else. Perhaps it was the sympathy in his voice or it was something else that caused her to reveal this to him.

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