Highlander Avenged ~ Guardians of the Targe Book 2 by Laurin Wittig

Author:Laurin Wittig
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
ISBN: 9781477823309
Publisher: Montlake Romance
Published: 2016-05-31T16:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER ELEVEN

TWO DAYS LATER, Jeanette sneezed at the dust she was stirring up while sweeping out a tiny cave that would serve well as sleeping quarters for one of the families who were crowded into the main cave with all the rest of the women, children, auld men, and a small contingent of warriors. Jeanette leaned the broom against the wall just inside the cave and stepped out into the waning sunlight.

Malcolm and Duncan had tracked the English to where they had doubled back on Malcolm and Jeanette, but the trail vanished after that. She and Malcolm, along with a few guards, had traveled fast to return to the Glen of Caves and since then she had hardly had a moment to speak to him. He’d been busy training the lads who were big enough to wield anything even vaguely weaponlike, working with the warriors to make sure the passes were watched, and planning ways to protect the clan should the English discover them here. Jeanette had been busy helping the women of the clan clean out the many small caves that riddled the side of the ben, setting up small cookfires, and settling families into the caves as they could. There were far too many of them to continue living on top of each other in the large cave.

Her stomach growled and she yawned. She needed to eat. She needed to sleep. But even more than either of those she needed to get to the chronicles of the Guardians. Ever since that odd moment with the stag in the forest, she had felt there was something ancient at work in her, but she could not remember ever hearing of any Guardian who’d communed with living animals. Animal guides in dreams, yes. ’Twas a common thing for a Guardian to have portentous dreams, but she had not given her dream nearly enough weight, until she’d seen the roebuck in the forest.

She let her gaze settle on Malcolm where he sat near the mouth of the big cave. The day she had seen the stag had been wonderful and difficult. Enlightening and frightening by turns. The time she had spent in Malcolm’s company, especially in his embrace, had lifted her spirits and opened her heart to her golden warrior.

She could not help it. She was drawn to the man, thrilling at every small touch, every fleeting glance, every cocky smile and private wink. She always took a bit longer than necessary when tending his arm, taking advantage to feel the heat of his skin against her palms, taking the opportunity to let his scent fill her lungs and linger over her skin. Just thinking about him made her want him just as she had when they trysted near the heather, though ’twas not seemly for a maid to think about a man in such a carnal way.

Suddenly he looked up, catching her eye as if he had felt her gaze upon him. The heat that flared between them took her breath away.

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