Kissing the Highlander by Knight Eliza & Spear Terry & Sinclair Vonda & Roberts Victoria & Blair Willa

Author:Knight, Eliza & Spear, Terry & Sinclair, Vonda & Roberts, Victoria & Blair, Willa [Knight, Eliza]
Language: eng
Format: mobi
ISBN: 9781507544501
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Published: 2015-02-10T08:00:00+00:00

Chapter 4

The confrontation with Fenella put him on edge, but a foul mood did not release him from his duty as host to the guest he had brought home. Guest? Or more? Did Fenella know him better than he knew himself? Nay, his feelings for Marsali would change only if he let them, and he had no intention of falling for her. Instead, he’d show her life at MacNabb was much like life at Murray. Once she understood, she might be willing to return home sooner rather than later. He could only hope her father would believe she remained untouched.

Corrie answered his knock with a woof before Marsali could open the door. The hound was a problem. Protective of her mistress, aye, but also seemingly determined to throw them together. Gavan shook his head. Now, there was a silly thought. A matchmaking deerhound.

But when Marsali opened the door, all thought fled. She stood before him, her bearing proud, eyes sparkling with excitement. “Have ye come to show me yer keep? I canna wait to see all of it.”

Something about her drew him in, familiar and yet unknown. She was so lovely, her smile so welcoming he wanted to reach out a hand to cup her face, to hear her laugh just before he kissed her, then tangle his fingers in her hair. He swallowed around a catch in his throat. Ach, where had that come from? He reined in his unruly longings. “Aye, I have. Come on, then. Ye, too, Corrie.”

Corrie trotted out ahead of them. Gavan led Marsali around the keep and the village, from the great hall to the kitchen, from the stable to the blacksmith, all the while fully, even painfully, aware of the heat and the scent of her beside him. With the sweet tinkle of her laughter and the velvety allure of her voice as she greeted the people he introduced her to, he had to keep reminding himself his purpose was to convince her to go home. Soon. But the more time he spent with her, the less certain he was of his goal.

At the kennels, the MacNabb hounds stood to greet them, but Marsali’s bright mood dimmed. “Ye keep yer deerhounds in these small cages?”

“Aye, of course. How else would ye keep them from running wild? They must be rested and ready to hunt.”

“They need room to run or they’ll…sour. They’ll no’ do what the hunt-master demands. Look, those young ones are chewing on the posts. They do that if they’re bored. Ye must find ways to keep them active, or they will never obey.”

Gavan glanced at the hound by her side. Corrie’s sharp eyes darted from one MacNabb hound to another. “Like Corrie? She obeys ye so well.”

Marsali frowned. “I’ve told ye, she’s only like that around ye. I ken these dogs, and I ken how to improve the lot of yers.”

Gavan didn’t respond. How could he? Her claim was unproven. Nay…refuted by the behavior of her own pet.

“Let me talk to their keeper.

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