Possession of a Highlander by Madeline Martin

Author:Madeline Martin [Martin, Madeline]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
ISBN: 9781626817098
Google: z7DwrQEACAAJ
Amazon: B00UCOLAQM
Goodreads: 24977308
Publisher: Diversion Books
Published: 2014-12-31T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twenty-Six

The too sweet fragrance of roses lingered in the hall and alerted Colin that Marie was in his solar. Sinister shadows of night hid the tapestries and decorative wall hangings. It was so damn late, even the rush nips had burned out.

He scrubbed a hand over his face and yawned. Brianna still slept in their bed, unaware of his departure. The solar door was slightly ajar, a soft light beckoning him in the darkness. He pushed into the room and found Marie standing by his desk, her blue silk back facing him. “You’re late.” She spoke without turning.

Colin closed the door behind him. “Brianna saw ye at the market today.”

Marie glanced over her shoulder with a smirk. “I’m sure that went well for you.”

He pressed his ear to the door and listened for a moment to ensure he had not been followed. Silence.

He turned the key, locking them in before approaching the desk. Several letters spread across the glossy surface.

“I hope it went better than I think it did,” he said.

Her small hand settled on a piece of parchment. “I’ve been working while I waited for you to arrive.” She glanced up at him. “My contacts in France have found information on this Marquis de Condorcet, but I’m afraid the information is quite dated. He moved to Italy over ten years ago, and if anyone has heard from him, they are not speaking.”

Colin gave an irritated sigh. “I told ye to let that go, Marie. We dinna need the man, just what is in the letters.”

“If the marquis is still alive, it seems knowing his whereabouts could prove beneficial for your wife.” She arched her eyebrow. “Lindsay grows suspicious. I’m not sure how much longer I can sneak away.”

Her brilliant blue gaze caught his eye, unguarded, the way it always was when they were alone. He studied her heart-shaped face and upturned nose. His chest squeezed with a familiar ache. She still looked a great deal like the hopeless child he had met so many years ago.

“Ye need to leave Lindsay to my men if ye believe yerself to be in danger,” he said.

A coy smile flitted across her lips. “Are you worried about me?”

He frowned. “Ye know I am. I dinna want to see ye hurt.”

She patted his hand with the pads of her fingertips, an act that would be condescending with anyone other than Marie. “I’m safe for now, but I don’t know how often I can make excuses to leave from his manor to my rented room in the middle of the night. The guard waited longer than usual before leaving this time.”

Colin studied Marie’s face, searching for something she might not be saying. “This will be the last time we meet then. I believe I have enough of our previous work to piece together the last of the letters. I’ll send ye the French words through one of my men and ye can translate it, aye?”

She cast him a dubious look. “With your spelling?” Her chest swelled with a dramatic sigh.

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