The Lawman Claims His Bride (Love Inspired Historical) by Ryan Renee

Author:Ryan, Renee [Ryan, Renee]
Language: eng
Format: azw3, epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2013-11-30T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Fourteen

Logan had made a serious error in judgment. He’d failed to prepare Megan for his family.

What must she think? In a matter of minutes she’d been subjected to a pair of barking cow dogs, an infamous Mitchell wrestling match and now one of his father’s bone-rattling hugs.

She had to be reeling. After all, Megan was used to life at Charity House, where order and polite decorum reigned supreme. The complete opposite held true on the Flying M. A day didn’t go by without some small disaster or another coming to fruition. That was just the Mitchell way.

When his father finally gave Megan room to breathe, Logan pushed between them. Fighting the urge to whisk her away, he ran his gaze down to her bandaged ankle and back up again, stopping at the angry-looking wound on her throat. His gut clenched at the reminder of the attack. “How are you feeling?”

“I’m perfectly well, Logan.”

She didn’t look well. She looked ready to drop from exhaustion.

He opened his mouth to argue the point. She let out an exasperated sigh. “Truly, I’m fine.”

He still didn’t believe her. Her eyes had taken on a glassy, unfocused sheen. And her face was leached of color. Shane had warned Logan not to push his bride too hard. He feared he’d done just that.

“All this excitement is too much for you.” He kept his voice even. “I’m sorry, Megan. My family can be a bit overwhelming.”

“You’re family is lovely. Every one of them.” She smiled at his parents then turned her gaze to his brothers.

Logan tossed all three of them a warning glare. The boys were acting relatively polite. For now. It was only a matter of time before they grew bored and mayhem erupted all over again.

“Still,” he said, moving into her line of vision and subsequently cutting off a direct route between her and the boys. “You’ve had a long journey and not nearly enough sleep in the last two days.”

“I dozed most of the night.” Her eyebrows scrunched together as though she’d just come to an unpleasant realization. “But you haven’t slept at all.”

“I’m used to sporadic sleep.” It was part of his job description. “You, however, are not.” He took her elbow and turned her in the direction of the house. “Let’s get you inside so you can rest.”

He guided her carefully, making sure he took the bulk of her weight so she didn’t put unnecessary pressure on her ankle.

“Shouldn’t you rest as well?” she asked, leaning heavily on him.

“I will. Later.”

“But you haven’t—”

“Hey, Garrett,” he shot over his shoulder, effectively cutting off whatever additional argument she’d been about to make. “You and the boys unload the wagon while I get Megan settled inside.”

She tugged on his arm. “I can walk on my own.”

Bold words, spoken in a strong tone. He almost believed her, but then she stepped on a small rock and lost her balance. She would have crumpled to the ground if he hadn’t been holding on to her. Evidently, he needed to be her better judgment.

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