Highlander Entangled by Vonda Sinclair

Author:Vonda Sinclair [Sinclair, Vonda]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: scotland, Historical Romance, Scottish Romance, highland romance, romance novels, highland historical romance, scottish historical romance, sensual historical romance, historical romance novels, highland adventure series
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Thirteen

At the sound of the voice, Colin spun around, Kristina still cradled in his arms, to find Fraser MacKenzie lounging curiously against the wall near a sconce, a smirk upon his lips.

"Fraser. I didn't see you there. Lady Kristina grew tired, and I'm carrying her to her chamber."

Fraser pushed away from the wall and stepped forward. "Is this true, m'lady? Or is this rogue set on defiling you?" he asked in a droll tone.

Kristina bit her lip, but a wee grin peeked out. And even in the low light, Colin could see her blush. "Stop your teasing, Fraser!"

He snickered.

"You're but jealous because she's impervious to your charm," Colin jested to cover his own discomfort.

Fraser snorted. "Nonsense. No lass is impervious to my charm."

Ignoring him, Colin set her to her feet and opened the door to her chamber. "Here you are, Lady Kristina. I'll send in a maid to help you. Can you manage on your own until then?"

"Aye, I've learned my way around the room. I thank you for the help."

Colin closed the door and turned to Fraser. Blast the man and his interruption. "Come, let's find a maid."

"I saw the look on her face." Devilment gleamed in his blue eyes.

Hell, Colin hoped she didn't look like a woman who had been well pleasured. Mayhap he meant the blush. "You embarrassed her."

"Not that. The other expression. I'm certain you saw it for yourself."

Colin gave him a blank look, hoping he didn't betray their secret. "I know not of what you speak."

"The lass is in love with you."

That brought Colin up short, for 'twas his fondest wish. "Do you honestly think so?"

Fraser chuckled. "Of course. Do you not see it?"

Colin frowned. "If I did, we wouldn't be having this conversation."

He knew he was falling for her, but was Kristina truly in love with him? If so, 'haps she would accept if he proposed to her. Now that he'd given in to his desires, he not only wanted to ask her to marry him, he needed to. Mayhap that was why he'd let his desires overwhelm him, so he would have no other choice but to ask her to be his wife. 'Twas what he wanted most in the world. So… now, regardless of his fears of rejection, he must propose as soon as possible, this night—once Fraser was elsewhere so he could slip back and speak with her.

"Mayhap you should go help her disrobe," Fraser suggested. "I'm certain she would like your help more than a maid's."

Well, of course, he would love to do that, but since he had an audience, he certainly wouldn't. "I think not. What are you doing, lurking about up here?"

Fraser shrugged. "I but went to my guest chamber for a… sip of my favorite whisky."

"This is the ladies' corridor."

A sneeze sounded farther along.

"Who's down there?" Colin whispered.

Fraser's eyes widened in exaggerated surprise. "'Haps 'tis a maid."

Colin hastened toward the alcove, Fraser following, and did indeed find a pretty young maid hiding there. 'Twas no accident both she and Fraser were here.

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