Stealing a Lady's Heart by Tammy Andresen

Author:Tammy Andresen [Andresen, Tammy]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2016-08-03T04:00:00+00:00

STEALING A LADY’S HEART

CHAPTER EIGHT

The next morning dawned bright and sunny. The group ate a small breakfast and lit out. Charlotte was now on the horse. She was amazed at how quickly the men moved. She knew why. The devil himself was nipping at their heels.

They took a short break at lunch but didn’t have any food to eat. Will did not want to take the time to hunt.

Graham touched her arm. Charlotte did not look at him. She was still hurt by his rejection the night before.

“We will move as quickly as we can and try to find a protected place to sleep under tonight.”

She nodded and said nothing. She could feel him still looking at her but she kept her eyes averted.

When night fell, they found a bay willow to sleep under. Will caught a small meal and Charlotte lay on her blanket to sleep. She kept her back to Graham, not touching him.

She heard Graham sigh. Then he reached for her, wrapping his arm around her waist and pulling her towards him.

He snuggled her into the crook of his body. “I know you are angry with me. But I’ll not let you freeze tonight and I certainly won’t let anyone take you away. I meant what I said Charlotte. Everything in this world that is mine to give you, I would give. Including my life.” His finger brushed a stray hair from her cheek and she turned to look at him.

“What about your name. Would you give that to me?” Her voice trembled as she asked the question.

He did not say anything for a moment. “What if your father disowned you? You would be the wife of a locksmith.” Regret laced his voice.

“I have never cared about London or the ton or fancy dresses. I would set up an orphanage and a soup kitchen--I could help your father bring people back to the North.” Charlotte laced her fingers with his.

“Charlotte, I could never ask you to give those things up. You would hate me for it…” Charlotte cut Graham off.

“Perhaps we shouldn’t get married. You don’t seem to know me at all.” She sniffed. She could hear the other brothers shifting around her, they could hear every word.

Graham could hear them too. “Let me get you back to the manor. I want you alive first and then we can talk about our future.”

Charlotte smiled at the words our future. They sounded so good. She closed her eyes and fell blissfully asleep.

* * * *

As the first rays of light crested the sky, Graham woke up. He hadn’t slept well even after Charlotte had finally fallen asleep. He felt guilty. He knew he led Charlotte on with those last words. He wanted to get her back safely. But he would not steal her from her father and he would not knowingly ruin her life.

The rest of the camp began to wake around him and soon everyone was up and the group was moving. They needed to get back home as quickly as possible.

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