The Taming of the Wolf (WW4) by Dare Lydia

Author:Dare, Lydia [Dare, Lydia]
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Tags: Romance, General, Paranormal, Fiction
ISBN: 9781402244391
Publisher: Sourcebooks, Inc.
Published: 2010-11-01T07:00:00+00:00

Twenty-Two

Dash couldn’t understand why Caitrin was frowning at him. He’d only stepped away for a moment to ask Mr. Forster how to proceed. The old shipbuilder had smiled, patted Dash on the back, and hastily whispered some words in his ear.

She was the one keeping secrets and, from the sounds of them, they were fairly large ones. He hadn’t put all the pieces together yet, and he wasn’t quite sure what the pieces made, but he was starting to connect them.

He didn’t want to dwell on that too much, however. Mr. Macleod liked him. It was a coup he hadn’t even dared hope for. Now, if he could just get Cait to smile at him again, everything would be perfect. Just seeing her soothed his soul, and listening to Forster’s instruction would be much easier if he knew Cait would accept him.

Dash crossed the room to where she sat on a small settee and reached for her hand. He pulled her to her feet and wrapped his arms around her waist. She fit so perfectly there that he couldn’t help but grin. How he’d missed holding her.

But Cait’s frown deepened. Dash sighed at the sight. “What’s wrong, angel?”

Her light eyes bored into his. “After ye left me by the side of the road, ye show up out of nowhere. And now ye’re goin’ ta ask him for my hand.”

“As soon as possible,” he agreed.

“And he’ll say yes.”

“That is good to know.”

Cait swatted at his chest. “I doona ken what I think about it, and I do wish ye wouldna act so smug about the situation.”

He winked at her. “I can’t seem to help it. You know that’s what I’ve wanted since the very first day.”

“No, I think ye wanted ta gobble me up the very first day.”

He laughed, so relieved that he wasn’t doomed to a life without her. “No, lass, that was the first night. The very first day, I wanted to marry you.”

She stalked away from him. “Ye ken what I meant. I doona want ye ta stay here. Go ta the Thistle and Thorn. That’s where Benjamin stayed. Findlay can give yer man directions. It’s nice and clean and…”

Dash felt the levity drain from him. “Don’t push me away, Caitie. I’ve traveled so long and so hard to get here—”

“I dinna ask ye ta come.”

“But I came anyway because you’re my intended mate,” he growled. “I know it. You know it. Even your father knows it. So stop being difficult.”

He hadn’t meant to sound so cranky, but it had been a long forty-eight hours, first running across four counties, then suffering through four hours of lectures on being one with his inner beast. And now that Dash was so close to getting all that he wanted, she was telling him to leave.

“Go ahead and bare yer teeth at me, Dashiel Thorpe. I’m no’ afraid of ye. And I’m in no mood for this. I spent the last two days thinkin’ that one of my dearest friends lay dead because I wasna here ta keep her out of the danger.

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