Sacred Places: An Immortal Highlander Novella by Roth Mandy M

Author:Roth, Mandy M.
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Raven Happy Hour, LLC
Published: 2014-06-17T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Seven

Groggy, Deri came awake slowly, unsure of where she was at first. As she looked around the spacious bedroom and noticed the ornate carvings in all the wood in the room, she smiled.

She was safe.

She was with Coyle.

He appeared in the doorway to the room as if sensing her waking. His long dark hair was down and looked freshly washed. He was minus a shirt, which she had already learned was how he felt most comfortable. He smiled but it was tight-lipped. “Yer awake. Guid. We were worried.”

“Och, he was worried,” said Korey, pushing past Coyle with a tray of what appeared to be soup and biscuits. “I knew you’d be just fine.”

She stared up at him and touched her temple. “What happened?”

“You dinnae eat enough,” said Korey, glancing at Coyle as if waiting to be contradicted.

Deri sat up more as Korey put the tray of food across her lap. The soup smelled delicious. “Tell me you made this, not Coyle.”

Tipping his head back, Korey laughed. “Och, lass, his cookin’ is nae that— Never mind, his cooking is horrid.”

Coyle grinned and eased closer to her. “Eat.”

She couldn’t even think of eating, not after the dream she’d just had. It involved her and Coyle and some naughty bedroom play. She blushed thinking about it and Korey’s eyes widened as he stepped back.

“On that expression, I’ll see myself out,” he said, leaving.

Coyle sat on the edge of the bed and lifted the spoon. He put a spoonful of soup near her mouth. “Eat more.”

Shaking her head, she touched her stomach. “Can’t.”

“Deri,” he warned, his hand brushing her lower lip. “Eat.”

Fire shot through her as she took a spoonful from him. His gaze locked on hers. “Did you sleep well?”

She blushed more and had to look away. Her gaze flickered back to his bare torso. Deri chewed on her lower lip as she stared at Coyle’s body. The man needed to learn to wear a shirt or she needed to pray to be immune from his natural charms. Either would work. Currently, she spent more time watching him from afar than she did doing anything else. It was pathetic, but she did it all the same.

The corners of his mouth twitched, and for a moment it looked as though he was trying not to laugh. “So, you say you slept well then? Nothing kept you up or hindered yer ability to get a guid rest?”

As his grey gaze raked over her, Deri shivered. Goose bumps formed on her skin and Coyle began to rub her upper arms and shoulders lightly. She silently cursed herself for wearing the white, ruffle-trimmed camisole. She had a pink wrap blouse downstairs in the office, but as the storms had moved in, causing the humidity to rise and most of the patrons to clear out for the night in order to avoid driving in bad weather, she had taken it off. Now, she was left with next to nothing between her and Coyle’s touch. Her nipples hardened

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