Highlander of Mine by Red L. Jameson

Author:Red L. Jameson
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: Romance, Historical, Time Travel
ISBN: 9781310190957
Publisher: Kindle Edition
Published: 2014-11-04T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter 19

Rory couldn’t stay away, even if Fleur was more than likely sleeping. He’d made a plan, decided his fate. Mayhap her fate too. While asking Timothy and Collin why the light still flickered inside Mrs. Cameron’s house, he was surprised to see Duncan suddenly emerge from the dark. He was puffing and appeared pale, mayhap in pain.

“Is it Lady Fleur? Has she been taken again?” Rory asked before the huge man could speak.

Duncan shook his head. He clamped a mighty paw on Rory’s shoulder.

“Nay, the lady is fine. I’m glad to see ye, Captain.” He turned to Timothy, his hand still on Rory, making him itch to remove it. “’Tis my ma. She’s so sick. Would ye go and fetch Mrs. McVicar please? My ma needs her.”

Timothy nodded and scampered away with wide brown eyes.

Rory turned to Duncan, forcing the man to remove himself from his touch.

“Again, thankful to see ye, Captain, for I needed Timothy to go, and I hated to think about Collin out here alone.”

“I can defend ye, Lieutenant MacKay,” Collin said. He was small for his age, but puffed his chest when he’d spoken, making him appear almost eight and ten, instead of his five and ten.

Duncan actually cracked a small grin at the lad. “Aye, I ken ye can. Ye would do me great honor defendin’ me and the lady and my ma.”

“What’s wrong with yer mother?” Rory finally asked.

Duncan’s face contorted, twisted into deep agony for a second. He glanced at Collin, but then finally huffed and answered. “My ma,” he bitterly chuckled, “she still hasn’ told me what exactly her sickness is. Stubborn woman—”

“Mother like son?” Rory asked, surprised to find himself lightly bantering with Duncan.

Duncan slightly smiled and nodded. “Suppose so. But,” he paused and cleared his throat, pain growing apparent in his choked expression. “She—she has tumors. She’s just had a second one burst.”

Lord, that was grave, Rory thought. Forcing himself to do the humane thing, he patted Duncan’s shoulder.

“I’m sorry.”

Duncan nodded grimly.

“Oh, Lieutenant MacKay, I’m sorry too, sir,” Collin whispered reverently.

Duncan winced and tried to turn it into a grin.

Rory thought fast. Lady Fleur had taken to Mrs. Cameron, although God ken why. The woman let her sons sleep in a barn for Christ’s sake. Aye, when he’d be with the lady, he’d teach her to show compassion to people of Mrs. Cameron’s caliber, mayhap give a little care, like a cold cloth on a forehead, but little more. Rory could just imagine her showering the elderly woman with attention and assiduousness at this critical time.

Lord, this put a wrench in his plans. He’d designed them while Fleur had ridden with him back to Durness. Certainly, she needed some time to recuperate, and he’d give it to her. Let her visit with Helen for a while more. But then it was time the lady accompany him to Tongue to meet his brother and live in the castle. It was time for her to be his.

And it was time to be rid of the blubbering big man beside him now.

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