Finding My Highlander by Aleigha Siron

Author:Aleigha Siron [Siron, Aleigha]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Tirgearr Publishing
Published: 2016-05-03T18:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twenty-Two

Every night he found himself outside her door, hard and throbbing, wanting to enter her room and her body. Every night he left her undisturbed. He woke early every day and walked the parapets to observe her exercises. He engaged in fierce practice sessions with his men and took even harder rides, punishing every horse in the stables. He wanted her, more than he wished to admit. But his father and the elders would resist his marriage to an unknown with no clan ties. Her Cameron surname would also raise suspicion in many minds.

Almost a week had passed since the incident outside the village, and they had not been together for more than a few brief moments each day he was at the keep. Though always courteous, even flirtatious at times, their encounters never progressed to anything more. He’d tell himself it was best to stay away from her; the relationship shouldn’t progress further. However, that was a lie, and he knew it. He intentionally avoided her despite a throbbing urgency that robbed him of his sleep and interfered with nearly every waking moment.

He felt like a foolish, green lad courting his first lass. That feeling was beyond bizarre considering the passion they had already shared. What did this desire mean exactly? Most of the time, he craved her with unreserved lust. Yet when he thought about them together, he longed to have the spitfire as a permanent part of his life. What did she want from him? Not permanence it seemed. He often caught her staring into the distance with a sad, yearning expression on her face. And as yet, she had failed to disclose anything to help him understand the dilemma and mystery of her presence.

The next morning when Andra entered the bailey just before dawn, Kendrick watched as one of his young warriors approached her. They engaged in an easy banter. He could tell she attempted to cajole the lad into something. The crystal peal of her laughter drifted on the morning air as clear as a chime even from the distance he stood. A jolt of jealousy gripped him so savagely he nearly fell over the wall.

To his amazement, she engaged the man in hand-to-hand combat. “God’s teeth! What possesses the lass to be so brazen?” Then he had to cover a laugh as he watched her flip the man over her thrust out hip. “So that’s how she did it.”

Struan harrumphed coming to stand beside him. “Mayhap we should engage your wee banshee in our training practices. Her skills continue to improve and they were impressive to begin with.” Kendrick’s focus was so riveted on her activities that he hadn’t heard his friend’s approach.

“I think not.” Kendrick’s temper ratcheted up. “It seems I must stop her morning activities. It’s not good to have the lads too focused on her, especially if she can drop them with so little effort. ‘Twould cause no end of problems managing the men.” Why did Struan’s comment irritate him

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