By Hook or by Rook by Rebecca Connolly

Author:Rebecca Connolly
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Published: 2019-06-30T18:00:00+00:00

Chapter Nine

The solitude was both deafening and chilling. Hours of not conversing with Helen, not seeing her, not thinking of her…

Well, he could not completely escape that one.

Helen had been his entire focus and purpose for some time now, despite the other things that occasionally tried to replace her.

He’d loved her, for pity’s sake.

Loved.

Had loved.

He couldn’t think of it any other way. There was too much that had to come between them now, and giving her up was the only way to ensure her ultimate happiness. Such a short, blissful time together, and yet the end was upon them. From ecstasy to agony in less than a day, all for a bloody painful purpose.

Necessary, but painful.

Helen would never see it that way, but he could not bother with sparing her feelings now. Not with everything that had occurred, not with so much at stake. There was no time for explanation or gentleness, or anything remotely resembling the easy nature of their venture prior to this.

They needed to get to York, see to her safety, and investigate the newest cycle of events before any more time passed.

Jeremy sat beside Mullins on the driver’s seat, not seeing anything around him, his mind whirling.

They’d changed horses twice now, and each time, the change had been swift and efficient. Nothing had been unpacked, no greetings had been made, and there had been no relieving or refreshment for any but the horses. They had made no attempt to continue travelling inconspicuously, given the attack, so the contacts and associates now fully escorted them rather than riding at a distance.

He didn’t care what Helen thought of that, or what questions she had. Her safety was paramount, not her curiosity.

Explanation was impossible.

Those hadn’t been just any highwaymen looking for a fortune, and he could not pretend otherwise.

J’ai vécu. Even now, the words chilled him. His fingers itched to throttle the one he’d managed to capture, demand to know what he knew, what any of them knew, and what the hell they were trying to find. How did they know about Hal? How had they known about him? How had they known exactly when to attack and where? And in what manner? They’d not used the main roads, so their riders ahead and behind had known nothing of them and had only heard the guns.

No one should have been able to execute an attack so perfectly.

It was astonishing that they hadn’t been more successful. By all accounts, they should have been, which led Jeremy to believe that they were hired hands and not skilled operatives themselves.

One operative, an asset, and two cowering women should not be enough to put such a group off.

Granted, Jeremy was rather skilled in all things combat, and Mullins was a skilled shot, but even then, it shouldn’t have played out the way it did.

And that made him more nervous.

Who was to say that another attack was not imminent? Even now, others could be lying in wait for them, and the outcome could be different.

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