Passion and Plunder by Cameron Collette

Author:Cameron, Collette
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 978-1-68291-377-2
Publisher: SoulMatePublishing, LLC
Published: 2017-05-24T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter 17

Hell’s bells, nae.

Alasdair was no martyr. No saint either.

Her question had the same effect as a mule kick to the gut, and he had no intention of answering.

“I dinna live my life by what-ifs and what might be, lass. Doin’ so, I might miss out on the joys and pleasures at hand.”

Not liking the direction the conversation had meandered, Alasdair touched his aching shoulder. The knife hadn’t penetrated more than two or three inches, but the laceration pulsed with pain. Ross was bloody lucky he’d escaped, for Alasdair had meant to end the blackguard’s life.

Would end it the next time they met.

“Dinna ye agree?” He forced a lighthearted grin and wink. “Seize the moment and opportunities while ye may?”

Lydia chuckled. “Sounds selfish, and I’d say you’re studiously avoiding answering my question.”

Most women would’ve pouted or become peeved. Instead, she gleaned onto the truth and, with good humor, persisted.

“Aye. I am, at that.” She’d come to know him too well, in these short weeks.

Her head barely reached his shoulder, but the expectant gaze she leveled him prompted the truth. Given her adorable nose glowed rosy with cold, he owed her that much.

Providential he couldn’t marry. He’d never be able to tell her no. Not that marriage to Lydia didn’t appeal, but if Alasdair ever remarried, it would be because he chose to. Not because of a contest won. That seemed entirely too barbaric.

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