The Elusive Earl by Maddison Michaels

Author:Maddison Michaels
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Entangled, Amara, Victorian Historical Romance, Historical British Fiction, Historical Romances, Historical Romance, Historical Fiction, Romantic Suspense, Romantic Themes Marriage of Convenience, Romantic Heroes Bad Boys, Romantic Themes Opposites Attract, Victorian
Publisher: Entangled Publishing, LLC
Published: 2018-08-01T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twenty-Two

Casolesi Forest, Calabria Region

The scrape of the door opening woke Travis instantly. His eyes snapped open, and he listened in the pitch black, careful to keep his breathing even and calm, mimicking the soft motion of sleep.

Whoever had opened the door slipped into the room silently, with neither torch nor uncertainty. The footsteps were a mere whisper against the rotting floorboards as they crossed directly over to the bed where Travis was lying.

“I hope I do not have to shake you awake,” the confident voice of the woman who had haunted his dreams for the past few nights spoke into the silence.

“I thought you had changed your mind.” Travis sat up and swung his still tied-up legs from the bed onto the floor, his ribs not hurting nearly as much as they had a few days prior.

“I never change my mind once it is made.” Her smooth voice held a hint of censure. “Now, stay still, or you will be cut.”

Travis felt her hands travel down the length of his legs until they reached the rope binding his ankles together. He could feel a tug as she used some sort of knife to cut through it. A minute later, the thick bands fell away.

He sighed. The rough braiding had been biting into his flesh for days, and having the material no longer rubbing against him was a relief.

“Your hands,” she demanded next.

“How can you see anything in the dark?” He held out his tied wrists toward her.

“I am used to the dark.” She began sawing through the rope. “It has been my friend for many years. There,” she said as she cut through the last of the binding.

Travis heard the rope thump to the floor, and gingerly, he rotated his wrists, reveling in having the freedom to do so. “What now?” he asked his rescuer.

“Now, you follow me and do exactly what I say.” She took his right wrist in her hand, her touch surprisingly gentle against the raw flesh of his skin as she helped him stand.

She led him to what Travis presumed was the doorway. Clearly, her night vision was a great deal more attuned than his own. She slowly opened the door a fraction and peeked out before leading him out of the room.

The sconces in the hallway were turned low, but Travis could still make out the shape of a man lying in a heap on the floor.

“Is he dead?” he asked.

“Of course not,” Sabina replied harshly. “I wouldn’t kill one of my father’s men. I simply assisted him with taking a much-needed rest.”

“Obviously,” Travis mumbled as she led him farther down the passage. He briefly wondered how such a slip of a woman could manage to render the big man unconscious on the floor. He’d have to ask her once they were safely away.

“Come,” Sabina urged as she pushed through a side door and stepped out into the night.

The outside of the compound was nearly as black as the inside had been, though there

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