The Irresistible MacRae by Karen Ranney

Author:Karen Ranney
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: HarperCollins

Rory snored. The young man was obviously exhausted, and the sound indicated a deep slumber.

James lay there with his arms braced behind his head, staring up at the ceiling. The night was one he had experienced many times before. As tired as he was, sleep should have come easily to him. Instead, he pictured Riona in the library tonight. Curt, almost rude, not the woman he’d come to know.

The closer the wedding date, the more she seemed to change. Almost as if she were readying herself to become a shadow of the woman he’d admired. Her laughter was more rare, her comments were tinged with irritation. Gone was the hoyden, and in her place a proper young woman of Edinburgh. An almost wife.

He felt the knowledge press down on him as if it were an anchor he wore around his shoulders.

He sat up on the side of the bed and looked toward Rory’s bed. His snores had not abated, but that was not the reason James stood and dressed. Living aboard ship had taught him to sleep in even the most uncomfortable situations.

He closed the door quietly and found his way to the library. There he pushed the door closed silently behind him, his destination the desk. He lit a few candles before drawing shut the curtains to keep out the night. Sitting, he opened his journal and began to write. The thoughts were those he could never convey to another living soul.

It eased him somewhat to write, to purge his mind.

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