The MacGowan Betrothal (Highland Rogues) by Lois Greiman

Author:Lois Greiman [Greiman, Lois]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Action & Adventure Romance, Romance Classics, Romance Fiction, Highland Brides, Romance Series, Scotland, Fiction, Romance, erotic romance, historical fiction, Romance Novel, Sex, Highlander Romance, Hero, Medieval, Highland Flame, Scottish Romance, Adult, Medieval Romance, Highland Rogues, General Fiction, Highland Wolf, Adult Romance, Adult Fiction, Historical Romance, Historical Series, Highland Romance, Highland Historical, Historical Scottish Romance, Highlanders, Bestseller, Lois Greiman, Historical, HIghland Heroes, Genre Romance, Highland Jewel, Sensual Romance, Highlanders Series, History, Adventure Romance, Action & Adventure, Series, Highlander, General, Scottish Historical, Historical Romance Series, Genre Fiction, Medieval World History
ISBN: 9781625173331
Publisher: NYLA
Published: 2014-01-07T23:00:00+00:00

Chapter 14

Madelaine stood over him, one hand holding up a strip of cloth while the other perused his lower body.

Gilmour shot his gaze downward and found to his wordless amazement that he was naked. Completely and utterly naked but for a scrap of scarlet linen that flowed over one hip and away.

"I did not say—" Isobel began, but the older woman interrupted once again without shifting her gaze the slightest degree.

"Although it does seem a bit of a shame considering all," she admitted and tilting her head for a better view, turned her brazen smile on Isobel. "If I am not mistaken, our young Scot has been thinking of you, Belva. Tell me, chere, is he ever called 'Mour'? It would seem quite appropriate."

Reaching out, Gilmour snatched the linen from her hand, but Madelaine turned with elegant slowness, showing not the slightest surprise that he was awake.

"Ahh, Laird MacGowan," she said. "So you have finally decided to join the discussion, have you?"

"If it is not too much trouble, I would broach a question," he said.

She raised one eyebrow at him. It was as thin as the stroke of a quill on her high patrician forehead. " 'Tis no trouble. Ask away, lad."

"What the devil are you doing?"

"Ahh, that. I was just about to make you less troublesome to the maids. 'Tis the price to be paid when one forces himself on m' enfant."

Somehow he could not find a single word, but turned his perplexed gaze on Isobel and tugged the linen up toward his chest. Recalcitrant as an aging mule it snagged beneath his thigh and slid sideways, baring one of the few thing that had managed, thus far, to remain covered.

He tried to lift his thigh and found that the bruised muscles refused to budge the slightest inch. Thus, he raised his gaze with slow deliberation back to Madelaine and asked, "What have you done to me?"

"Saved you a great deal of pain, monsieur," she said and slowly lifted her gaze back to his face. "Liddie is a marvel with the herbs."

"She drugged me?"

"Oui."

"Hmmm," he said and philosophically relenting his hold on the linen, plumped the pillows with a painful twist of his arm before settling back against them. After all, if she was intent on staring, he might as well let her have her fill and give his legs a chance to rejuvenate lest it became necessary to make a wild dash for the door.

"You said he would remain asleep until dawn." Isobel's voice sounded none too strong.

"Did I?" Madelaine smiled. "I must have been mistaken. How is it that you feel after Liddie's ministrations, MacGowan?"

Well, he was naked and bandaged, and apparently not able to move the lower half of his body. "Not quite up for a gelding," he said and though he was determined to keep his expression impervious to their stares, he couldn't quite help wishing that the linen was just a hand's breadth to the right.

Madelaine laughed. "Mayhap it can keep, then. What think

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