Insatiable by Virginia Henley

Author:Virginia Henley [Henley, Virginia]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
ISBN: 9780451213457
Google: mkmjNZyhyXMC
Amazon: 0451213459
Goodreads: 331019
Publisher: Signet
Published: 1999-12-31T23:00:00+00:00

Chapter Nineteen

Catherine dragged out her trunks and began packing with

furious speed. Inside, her hot anger slowly turned into an icy

carapace around her heart. She would not let the hurt touch

her; she would distance herself from the pain of rejection, aye,

and keep herself aloof from the cruel monster who inflicted

that pain.

When she and Maggie had packed everything they owned,

she picked up Tattoo and cuddled her. "I won't take you away

from the home you love, but I wil think of you every day.

Goodbye, puss."

Cat swept down the stairs with her traveling cloak over her

arm and Maggie at her heels. Though Hepburn was in the hal

with Geordie, she did not address him. Instead she spoke to a

servant.

"Kindly inform his lordship that our trunks are upstairs."

The servant approached Patrick, who had obviously heard

Lady Catherine's words. Hepburn waved him aside, gave Cat

a level look and then took the stairs two at a time. While he

was gone, she took the opportunity to put her arms around

Geordie.

"Good-bye, Granddad. Thank you for everything. I promise I

shal come back to Seton again." To al ow Maggie and

Geordie to say their good-byes in private, she went outside to

await the carriage that was being readied, displaying

deliberate indifference about how Hepburn would cope with al

their luggage.

When Patrick helped Maggie into the coach, he glanced at

Catherine. She was sitting ramrod straight with her eyes fixed

on a distant mountain. Hepburn was not in the habit of

explaining his decisions to women, but in her case he would

have made an exception. He would not tel her about Jenny,

because he didn't want to alarm her, nor have her feel guilt. He

did want to alert her to danger, however. He saw this was not

the moment and clamped his mouth shut. If he spoke, Hel cat

would use the opportunity to coldly rebuff him. He mounted

Valiant and told the driver to make al haste to Edinburgh.

With each mile, his premonition of trouble grew stronger.

Since previously his sixth sense had not warned him of

danger to Catherine, he assumed the menace was a threat to

him or Crichton. He touched the long dagger and the dirk in

his belt as his eyes scanned the horizon. The sunny day and

blue sky did not lend themselves to foreboding thoughts, and

his mind began to explore why he had not sensed the

impending danger to Cat.

If Catherine was a part of me, I should have been aware of

her peril. I lusted for her and her lands, but I did not allow

myself to love her—not until now. Stop being fanciful,

Hepburn—to love someone is to lose them. He glanced at

her profile in the carriage window. She was easily the most

beautiful, elegant female he'd ever known. Love or lust, I don't

intend to lose her or her lands. This is a temporary

separation. The queen won't allow her to wed, so she will be

safe until she comes of age in March. By then Elizabeth will

be dead and Catherine will be mine!

*

When the coach driver pul ed into the courtyard at Holyrood

Palace, Catherine was mildly surprised. Had Robert truly

gone to London and back in just

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