The Renegade (The Renegade, Rebel and Rogue) by Dorsey Christine

Author:Dorsey, Christine [Dorsey, Christine]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: Historical Romance, scotland, Bestselling Author
Published: 2013-03-07T22:00:00+00:00

Twelve

She could pretend not to understand, but it seemed foolish. More foolish than her actions. Around the hut the wind churned the landscape, but inside it was quiet with only the occasional crack of the fire to break the silence. He was waiting for her answer, and for the life of her Zoe couldn’t give him one.

“Have you never done something impulsively? Something you look back upon and wonder what possessed you?”

“Aye”

He answered her so quickly and with such assurance, that Zoe’s lips thinned. “Saving me from Captain Holt, no doubt.”

“Actually, I was thinkin’ more along the lines of kidnappin’ ye in the first place.”

Zoe smiled despite herself. “That was rather foolish, wasn’t it?”

Keegan sat on the side of the box bed and pried off one boot. “I’ve made smarter moves t’ be sure.”

“Well, I’d be glad to remedy that situation for you.”

Keegan glanced up. “Can ye now?” She was angry. He could tell by her stance, feet spread beneath her tattered skirts and arms crossed. And by the delightful color that ripened her cheeks like fine peaches. She was bedraggled, and dirty, her fall of curly hair tumbling down her narrow back, but she was an appealing woman. The eyes, large and grey, reminded him of the girl he’d taken from her home by force, but the rest of her had changed.

“I can,” she said, as she paced to the far edge of the hut, a mere rod or so. “As a matter of fact I think we’d all be better off if you’d simply let me go.”

The other boot plopped to the soft dirt. “And how do ye figure that?”

“As you said, the entire kidnapping idea was mad.”

Keegan leaned back on his elbows. “I don’t recall saying that.”

“But you must admit it was.” She wished he wouldn’t recline like that. The position made his chest seem even wider than it already was. And she could see the outline of the bulging muscles in his arms. Zoe took a deep breath. That uncomfortable ache was starting again. “So you see, if you let me go, everything will be as it should.” He didn’t say anything—which Zoe took as a good sign. “I shall go home to London and you can...”

One dark brow arched.

Zoe sighed. He didn’t seem to have a lot of choices. “Go to France,” she finally said.

“And have the crofters send me a voluntary rent on top of the one they owe the factor so I can live the life of a dilettante in exile?”

No, Zoe admitted to herself, he didn’t really seem like the kind of man to do that. “Then what of the New World?”

“What of it?”

“You could go there. Start a new life.”

“I like Scotland.”

Zoe crossed her arms. He was being stubborn. “It seems to me you should look to the future.” She lifted her hands in a shrug. “But there’s nothing I can do for you.”

“Are ye forgetting yer brother?” His tone was mild, but Zoe noted the gleam in his narrowed eyes. “Besides,” he said, pushing to his feet, “I’m not sure ye actually wish t’ be free of me.

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