Swept Away By A Wild Lord by Tanya Wilde

Author:Tanya Wilde
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Publisher: 0
Published: 2017-09-28T21:00:00+00:00

Chapter 10

The next day, tucked into the plush confines of an elegant carriage, Anastacia considered how to go about securing a highland lord—or farmer, it mattered not. As long as it meant she lived far away from her uncle. Blackcress had not mentioned Gretna again, so she assumed he had recanted his offer and was escorting her to the city of Edinburgh. Which was for the best. Honestly, he could not control his domineering ways—he’d never had cause to.

With no more time for a proper courtship, she supposed the best approach to secure a highlander was a forward one. Anastacia would find a Scot who had enough gumption to stand up to her uncle, but would also agree that they live amicable, albeit independent lives.

To her chagrin, her inward reflections made for a silent travel companion, which she might have preferred, had Blackcress not been shooting her heated glances throughout the day.

What a confounding man.

At first glance, he had appeared a hardened rake, one that gave no thought to anyone but himself. On second glance, he seemed to expect the world to bow down before him. But on third glance, something of the man behind the mask began to rise to the surface and he appeared almost redeemable.

Did he ever allow anyone close enough for a third glance?

Anastacia did not imagine so. But she also could not imagine how redeemable he might be. Could he be fully reformed, perhaps?

Oh botheration! Surely she was not considering his proposal again? How miserable she must be to be swayed by heated glances. In any case, by some miraculous stroke of happenstance, he had decided her worth saving.

With a small sigh, Anastacia wondered how long they had been on the road. Approximately eight hours would be her guess. She spared a sidelong glance at Blackcress, her brows furrowing when the carriage started to slow before it came to a complete halt.

He appeared just as surprised as she and rapped on the door. “What’s going on, James?” he called out.

“Two riders on the road, your grace.” The muffled reply came from the driver.

Then a louder shout from outside, “Blackcress,” the sickening familiar voice of her uncle called, “I will give you one chance to deliver my niece without incident.”

The blood in Anastacia’s veins turned to ice.

Blackcress, however, only snorted and started to rise. She rose, too, wedging herself between him and the door. It would be a blazing hot day in Scotland before she allowed him to die because of her. The duke was her uncle, which made him her problem.

“Where the hell do you think you’re going,” he snapped and snatched her hand, yanking her back down.

Anastacia frowned up at him, his eyes flashing with indignation. “My uncle has found us,” she said reasonably. “It’s over. There is no need for you to die on my behalf.”

His eyes hardened, stubborn and unyielding, as he considered her. She knew she must look a fright, with most of her hair escaping from their pins and her

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