The Scarred Highlander: Blood & Honor Trilogy, Book 1 (Blood & Honor Highland Trilogy) by Donna Fletcher

Author:Donna Fletcher [Fletcher, Donna]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2023-08-16T18:30:00+00:00

CHAPTER 15

Cavell took hold of his wife’s arm worried she might faint, she paled so badly.

Her muscles tightened at his touch, a silent response to the burgeoning emotions that her own words had stirred with her suggestion and the possible consequences it could bring.

“Could my da be right?” Elsie asked, thinking her da had spoken the truth all along about keeping his daughters safe. “Could someone wish my sisters and me harm?” She continued not waiting for a response. “What does this mean for my sisters?”

“Something we need to consider and discuss, but not tonight. It is late and we need rest before we tackle such a serious task,” Cavell said and turned to Melvin. “We will talk in the morning.”

Melvin nodded and downed what was left in his tankard as Cavell escorted his wife out of the room and to their bedchamber.

There was much he had wanted to say to his wife, had planned to say to her about their marriage, but now was not the time, not with the worry of her sisters so heavily on her mind.

They were barely through the door of the bedchamber when Elsie flung herself into her husband’s arms. It wasn’t desire he felt emanating from her but rather vulnerability, creating an atmosphere charged with uncertainty. She was seeking from him what her da had depended on him for, his ability to keep her and her sisters safe. She need not worry, he intended to see that no harm would befall her, and he would do whatever it took to keep her sisters from harm as well.

“This is a nightmare,” Elsie said, keeping herself pressed tight against her husband, the strength of his shifting muscles as he hugged her close easing some of her fear. “My da knows something he is not telling us.”

“No more tonight, Elsie. We will discuss this anew tomorrow and determine how to pursue it. Now we sleep.”

While he often thought of coupling with his wife, his only thought now was to hold her close and keep her safe.

“I cannot sleep knowing my sisters’ lives may be in danger.”

“There is nothing we can do right now. Sleep is best so we can wake with fresh thoughts and possibilities,” he advised.

She pulled away from him. “You sleep. I cannot.”

“It does you no good to lose sleep. You will need your strength to deal with this.”

“Strength?” She shook her head as she paced by the bed. “Nay. It is fear that drives me to do what I must just as always.”

“You have nothing to fear. I am here now and as your husband I will handle this.”

She stopped pacing, her face scrunching in question. “My husband? In name but not in heart. You do not care for my sisters as I do. You do not worry that they may be suffering endlessly. You do not love them and would do anything for them,” she argued vehemently.

“You’re right. I do not care for your sisters like you do or worry intensely as you do for them or love them as you do.

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