The Sweet Surrender Of Janet Buchanan by Paula Quinn

Author:Paula Quinn [Quinn, Paula]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2021-01-06T18:00:00+00:00

Chapter 11

“Get movin’.”

Janet felt rooted to her spot. Menzie wasn’t going to leave until she married either him or Darach. How the hell did the men in her life keep getting her into the same troubles? Why would Darach claim to be her betrothed in the first place?

“Janet, come on with ye now.” His voice was so gentle it almost made her weep. She didn’t argue with him. “We’ll discuss this, aye?”

She nodded, still too stunned to take it all in. She had to marry Darach to avoid Roddie. Why would Darach do it? She was stunned by his promise to wed her, shaken to the core. Who was she to him that he should protect her so? How far would he go to prove his claim on her true? Her pitiful heart flipped. She didn’t mean anything to the Highlander. Did she? He was doing this for Ravenglade. Was the zeal of his dark promises to Roddie, should the chief go near her, sincere? Why would it be? He didn’t even like her. Did he?

“D’ye think he’ll be gone in the morning?”

“Nae,” he said behind her. “He’ll be here.” He didn’t sound happy about it, but why would he? Was he truly going to have to take on the Menzies alone? The men at Ravenglade were still recuperating from the last Menzie attack, when the bastards promised a peaceful talk inside. They would be of little help in a fight.

“What will we do?” she asked him, turning slightly over her shoulder. “And don’t tell me not to include myself, Darach. Ye know I will.”

Silence for a moment, then he said, “Aye, all right, then.The first thing we’re goin’ to do is get some sleep.”

She agreed that sleeping was important, but she wasn’t in the least bit sleepy. She looked off into the distance, wondering how far they were from home.

“Has the fire ring gone out?”

“Nae,” he answered quietly. “’Tis on the other side of the forest.”

She turned around to look at him behind her. There was little to see, save for the silhouette of his broad shoulders, the angles of his handsome face cast between darkness and the pale light of the moon. “Are we lost?”

It was mad, she knew, but she could see his eyes in the dim light, vast, moonlit fields beckoning her to join him, to trust him.

“Nae, lass,” he said softly, “we’re no’ lost. The fires are still burnin’ and we have nothin’ wet to aid us in goin’ through them. Fer that reason, and because we’re bein’ followed, we’ll be sleepin’ oot here tonight.”

Her heart pumped faster. She looked around but couldn’t see much. “Followed? How many? And why have ye waited until now to acknowledge it? Does nothing faze ye?”

“One. I didna’ mention him right away because there was no reason to tell ye until we come to that bend and I have a better chance of killing him. And verra’ few things faze me. Ye are one of them.”

She stared at his back as he passed her.

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