The Highlander's Promise by Lynsay Sands

Author:Lynsay Sands
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Publisher: HarperCollins
Published: 2018-06-25T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 11

Geordie was still sprawled in the chair, sound asleep, when Aulay rushed into the bedchamber where Katie lay. Ignoring his brother as well as the men following him, Aulay moved to the wall next to the fireplace, and pushed on three rocks at the same time using one foot and both hands. He then stepped back as a click was followed by a section of the stone wall swinging inward toward him. Aulay waited for it to come to a halt, and then pulled it further open and stared at the empty space beyond.

“What is it?” Dougall asked moving up behind him. Seeing the empty passage, he said with bewilderment, “Where is he?”

Aulay shook his head, his expression grim. Conran was not the type to neglect his duties. He should have been right there, watching the room . . . unless someone made him leave. Turning away, he moved to grab a candle off the mantel and lit it from the flames in the fireplace.

“I’ll check the passage,” Dougall said, stepping up next to him. “Ye might be needed here.”

“And I’ll go with him,” Niels added, joining them.

When Aulay merely nodded and handed the candle over, Dougall took it and then headed into the passage with Niels on his heels.

Once the two men had disappeared from sight, Aulay turned his attention to Geordie. The man’s not waking at their entrance was suddenly suspicious and he moved to Geordie’s side and bent to press an ear to his chest.

“Is he alive?” Greer asked with concern.

“Aye.” Aulay turned toward Katie. After the briefest hesitation, he bent and pressed an ear to her chest as well. At first there was nothing, and then he heard a weak thud. He waited to hear another before straightening. “She’s alive. But Rory should check them both.”

“I’ll fetch him,” Greer offered and headed out of the room.

“Why is Geordie no’ waking up?” Cam asked with a frown, moving closer to the man.

Aulay was hoping it was simply because the man was exhausted from lack of sleep. He’d been in the room watching over Kate since she was wounded. But it was possible that he’d been drugged. Returning to his brother’s side, he tapped him on the shoulder firmly. Geordie moaned and reached out to push away his hand the first time, but when Aulay tapped again, he slowly forced his eyes open, and scowled.

“Aulay. What’s about?” he asked, looking and sounding irritated, and then he suddenly sprung upright and glanced toward Katie.

“She’s fine,” Aulay growled.

Geordie slumped back in his seat with a sigh, and ran weary hands over his face, trying to wake up fully. “Why did ye wake me then?”

“To be sure ye yet lived,” Aulay said dryly.

“Aye. I’m fine. I was no’ the one who took an arrow to the back,” Geordie said bitterly, and then frowned and glanced from Aulay to Cam and then to the open passage entrance. “What’s happened?”

“Someone pushed Jetta down the stairs and Conran is missing,” Aulay said bluntly.

“What?” Geordie asked with an amazement that quickly turned to concern.

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