Kissed at Christmas by Christina McKnight & Ava Stone & Michelle Willingham

Author:Christina McKnight & Ava Stone & Michelle Willingham
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Publisher: 0
Published: 2017-09-25T23:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 6

M ichael blew out a breath as he started up the small set of steps that led to Lash’s ill-kept vardo. Normally the roofs bowed out, however, this one was sunken in. It was no wonder Lash had abandoned it to stay in the home Lynwood had built for his grandmother.

His brother-in-law opened the door to the wagon and gestured Michael inside. “Beggars cannot be choosers, Beck.”

Unfortunately, that was entirely too accurate. “Lead on,” he sighed.

Lynwood stepped inside the vardo first, dipping his head as he did so, and Michael followed after him. Dipping his head ached, so he bent at his waist instead. He’d be a hunchback after a sennight in such a contraption.

The inside of the vardo would have been as dark as pitch with the walls and floor all done in walnut, if not for some afternoon light that was streaming in through a number of holes in the roof. But at the far end of the wagon, past a wood burning stove and a dresser, Michael spotted a bed; and it did look more comfortable than Blackwater’s floor or the settee he’d tried to sleep upon the night before.

“I suppose it will do,” he muttered. “I’ll have someone at Keyvnor send the rest of my things over once I return to the castle.”

Then he stepped back outside and straightened back to his full height.

“I daresay you may even enjoy yourself.” His brother-in-law clapped a hand to Michael’s back and sounded rather cheerful about the entire thing. “You may even want to become a Gypsy when all of this is over.”

That, Michael highly doubted, but saying as much would probably be considered rude, especially as Lynwood’s Gypsies had welcomed him into their midst. “It’s bad enough I’ll be going into trade. Fairly certain Mother would have an apoplexy if I sprung life as a Gypsy on her.”

“Trade?” Lynwood echoed, thankfully not sounding nearly as stunned as Jack had done.

“Copper mining in Wales.”

“Well, you are full of surprises, aren’t you?”

“I’m afraid this one might send Mother to an early grave.”

“You should ask my puri daj for a special tea. Something to calm Lady Halesworth’s nerves before you break the news to her.”

“Your grandmother has a special tea that will prevent Mother from dying of shock?”

His brother-in-law grinned. “My grandmother has something for nearly every conceivable situation. She’s even given Anthony a spring of enchanted mistletoe.” He laughed. “Though I don’t think I’m supposed to be privy to that. So don’t mention it.” Then he gestured in the general direction of his grandmother’s wagon where Lady Ivy was just stepping back outside. “But some have even sworn by a love amulet she has in her possession, in case you want to try it out on that lovely redhead of yours over there.”

Michael snorted. “I doubt your grandmother has anything in her arsenal strong enough to fell the formidable Lady Ivy Dallimore.”

“She was watching you before.” Lynwood shrugged. “Your entire journey to the wagon. It might not be as difficult to fell her as you think.

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