The Red Fury by Kathryn Le Veque

Author:Kathryn Le Veque [Le Veque, Kathryn]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Fiction, medieval, Romance
Publisher: Dragonblade Publishing, Inc.
Published: 2017-12-26T18:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER NINETEEN

Alexander was not going to stay at a fortress under siege.

He entered the castle bellowing orders faster than his stewards could move. All of the wagons would have to be left behind for now. He and his entourage would have to travel quickly and on horseback, and leave within the next few minutes if they were to make it out in time.

But there was one particular man in his entourage that he wanted a moment of privacy with. His bodyguard, Ridge de Reyne, was at his side. A mountain of a man with black hair and dark eyes, Ridge was the king’s shadow. He was seen but rarely heard, a defender of the most elite class.

Ridge de Reyne was a man to be feared.

He was also English, gifted to Alexander by none other than the king of England, Henry, as part of a peace overture between the two countries. Alexander had been suspicious of Ridge at first, but the man had proven himself time and time again. He could not do without him.

“Lady Josephine will depart with us,” the king informed Ridge. “Find her and bring her.”

Ridge looked doubtful. “She is with the soldiers in the outer bailey, my lord, and is most likely attached to d’Vant.”

The king stopped abruptly. “I do not care if they are joined at the hip,” he said through his teeth. “Get her any way you can. Knock her unconscious if you must. She leaves with us and we leave now.”

Ridge had little choice, but he seriously wondered how he was going to get hold of the woman. He’d been watching her since his arrival and he knew that d’Vant was quite protective of her, as was Sully Montgomery. That never mattered until now. Now, Ridge found himself having to concoct a plan to abduct a woman who was never alone. That wasn’t part of his usual duties as defender of the king but, evidently, he’d just been given the task.

With nothing more to say, he saluted the king and jogged off, his mail and sword jingling gaily as he moved. He had a woman to capture and very little time to do it in, and hopefully without bloodshed. His bloodshed.

Ridge was a man who followed orders no matter what they were. It was what he’d always done and how he’d become such a valued possession of a king. He was a man who never questioned an order but, in this instance, he was having to take action on something that was out of his scope of work. At least, that was the way he looked at it.

The king’s bodyguard was about to become the king’s kidnapper.

*

Inside the keep, Justine saw the king with his stewards and noticed his haste. A passing servant told her that a Dalmellington onslaught was imminent and then the king’s haste seemed to make some sense. Even as the king was preparing and the rest of Torridon was preparing, Justine had some preparations of her own to make.

She had been through battles numerous times, but now it was different.

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