If He's Wicked by Hannah Howell

Author:Hannah Howell [Howell, Hannah]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: Fiction, Romance, Paranormal, General, Love Stories, Historical Fiction, Historical, Man-Woman Relationships, Psychics, Psychic Ability, Visions
ISBN: 9781420104608
Publisher: Zebra
Published: 2009-05-26T07:00:00+00:00

Julian was about to point out to Leo that they were fighting a losing battle in their attempts to see or hear anything that was going on inside the house they crept around when he saw a movement to his right. He pushed Leo to the side and drew his sword just in time to counter the thrust of an attacker’s sword. Behind him he could hear that Leo had quickly drawn his own sword and was also engaged in a battle.

The two men who had attacked them were excellent swordsmen, but they could not breach the small fortress Julian and Leo made by standing back to back and wielding their swords with a skill that matched, perhaps even exceeded, theirs. Julian was beginning to think the victory would only come when one of them grew too exhausted to fight anymore when he felt Leo jerk behind him.

“You hurt?” he asked without once taking his attention off the man trying to skewer him.

“A scratch. Curse it, they are fleeing,” he muttered.

Julian suddenly heard the sound of a carriage pulling away from behind the house. “Going to try and make it look as if they were somewhere else when two lords of the realm were brutally murdered on their doorstep.”

“Exactly.”

Not sure whether it was the thought that he was about to kill two lords of the realm or the realization that he was being deserted to take all the blame for it, but the man facing Julian hesitated. Julian saw the brief distraction of his opponent and took quick advantage of it. In two quick moves, he disarmed the man and thrust his sword through his heart. He turned to help Leo only to see that his opponent had made the same mistake. Unlike Julian, however, Leo disarmed his foe and then stabbed him through the shoulder. When the man stumbled back and started to turn to flee, Leo kicked him in the face and the man fell to the ground like a stone.

Julian stared down at the man and then looked at Leo. The move he had made had been swift and graceful. “A good kick.”

“Learned it from a Frenchman.”

“An enemy taught you that?”

“Actually, he is only partly French and a relative. And at the moment, the French are not exactly our enemies. Aside from that, he is one of ours.” Leo winced as he crouched down to tie the man’s hands behind his back with his own cravat. “I will need your help in carrying this fellow back to the carriage.”

“Because of your scratch?” Julian wished it were not so dark, for he had the feeling that Leo’s wound was more than a scratch. “Allow me,” he drawled and picked up the man, putting him over his shoulder. “I hope we can get to the carriage without being seen. This will be a little difficult to explain.”

“Someone tried to rob us and we are taking him to the authorities.”

“You are obviously accustomed to coming up with a tale to explain such strange things.

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