Return of the Highlander (Immortal Warriors) by Mackenzie Sara

Author:Mackenzie, Sara [Mackenzie, Sara]
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Publisher: HarperCollins
Published: 2009-10-12T16:00:00+00:00

Sixteen

Maclean stared at the glow in the Aga. It had been a mistake kissing Bella Ryan. Even a ghost-man such as himself could feel desire. Lust. It throbbed in his blood, in his sinews and muscles, until his whole body burned. Two hundred and fifty years without a woman was a long time for a man like Maclean, but there was more to it than that. Bella was the sort of woman he had always dreamed of in his secret heart, that soft part of him he kept locked away from his father’s sharp eyes. He had kept those emotions hidden for so long he had forgotten they existed, until he was compelled to be kind to Ishbel. And look where that had gotten him.

And now here was Bella, who wasn’t afraid of him, who burned beneath his hands and mouth like a bright flame. What he had said to her tonight was true—he wanted her, but he was beginning to think he did not deserve her.

He remembered the terrible gaze of the Fiosaiche with a shudder. The images in her eyes. And the unsettling possibility that Ishbel was loose in the present with vengeance on her mind. Such things had nothing to do with sweet Bella, and although she had been generous enough to help him in his quest so far, it would be wrong of him to put her in the path of danger. Bella belonged to this world and Maclean wasn’t at all certain where he belonged.

There was a strange ache in his belly and he rubbed at it as he stood in the shadows. It felt oddly familiar, but he couldn’t work out what it was. He grimaced as his stomach made a loud rumble and the ache intensified. He found himself thinking of roasting beef over a crackling fire, of salmon, and fresh baked bannocks, and whiskey that warmed him from the inside out.

And that’s when he realized he was hungry.

Upstairs, Bella was curled under her quilt and blankets, only the top of her dark head showing. Maclean felt other parts of him ache, remembering the swell of her breast beneath the tight nightshirt, and the warmth of her woman’s body as she arched against his hand. He wanted to crawl into her bed and wrap his arms about her and show her what she had been missing with her ruddy-faced Brian. She had kissed him tonight as if she wanted him as much as he wanted her, but he knew he mustn’t force her. Aye, she had a heat and passion to match his, but she had told him she did not want him to touch her and he had agreed to abide by that, and Maclean was a man who did not break his word lightly.

Maclean gave the bed a shake, to try and wake her, but she didn’t move. Glancing around, he could see the pile of books on the bedside table. Was she researching the past so energetically for the sake of her book? Or was it possible she cared about him?

His stomach grumbled.

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