Promise of a Highlander by Baker Katy

Author:Baker, Katy
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Katy Baker
Published: 2019-10-21T16:00:00+00:00

ROSS RAISED HIS HAND in farewell as he and Lia rode away from Archer, Maggie and the outlaw camp. His old friends watched him go in silence and he wondered if he would ever see them again. It was a hard, difficult life living out here with danger at every turn. And if the MacGregor sent patrols into the forest...

He shook his head, not finishing the thought. He scanned the woods. There was no sign of Caillin or any of his band, for which Ross was grateful. After last night’s altercation he'd half expected the youth to come pick a fight, but he seemed to have taken himself off somewhere to lick his wounds. It was just as well. Ross had no desire for another confrontation.

It was an overcast day and a stiff breeze made the fir trees moan and whisper as they picked their way carefully south. Lia, stiff-backed and tense in front of him, said not a word.

Ross ground his teeth. He longed to say something, anything that would break this icy tension. But what could he say? She finally knew the truth about him. How could he expect things to remain the same after that?

"Have ye eaten?" he asked at last.

She glanced at him over her shoulder then shook her head.

He pulled Traveler to a halt, twisted in the saddle to rummage in one of the packs and pulled out a piece of cold pie wrapped in muslin. He held it out to her.

"Here. Ye havenae tasted pie until ye've tasted one of Maggie's."

Her eyes flicked to his and then away. She took the pie. "Thanks."

Say something, a voice in the back of his mind urged him. Talk to her.

He opened his mouth, but the words died on his tongue. Instead he clucked to the horse and they carried on moving.

Over the last few days he’d sensed things changing between Lia and himself, something growing that he couldn’t put a name to. Last night had been wonderful. Holding Lia in his arms as they danced, moving in time with her as though they were the only people in the world. He'd almost kissed her.

What would have happened between them if Caillin hadn't returned and ruined it all?

He scowled. No use thinking about that now. It was done with. Over. She knew the truth and was disgusted, as she ought to be. And besides, they would reach Dun Ringill in only a handful of days. Then he would hand her into his family's care and ride away. By Lord’s Day she would be gone from his life as surely as if she'd never been there.

That thought sent a hot rush of anguish through his stomach which he clamped down on mercilessly. No. He would not allow himself to feel this way.

After several hours of steady, careful riding, they reached the edge of the forest. Ross reined in the horse and sat staring at the vista that met his eyes. Lia leaned forward in the saddle.

"The sea!" she breathed.

Beyond

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