Highlander Avenged by Rebecca Preston

Author:Rebecca Preston
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: Time travel
Published: 2020-03-23T16:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 17

But Graham stepped forward smoothly. “Graham, at your service, sir,” he said, sketching a neat little bow that Bethany found quite impressive. “I’m accompanying Lady Cortland back to the castle.”

“Well,” Baldric said thoughtfully, looking curiously at them both. “Any guest of a Cortland is a guest of mine. Would you accept our hospitality? You both look as though you could use some … refreshments.”

“That’d be wonderful,” Bethany said gratefully.

Sure enough, Baldric lead them up the stairs to the manor, catching the sleeve of a servant who was bustling through the rather beautiful foyer area. Graham and Bethany stared around at the ornately decorated walls — she felt acutely aware of how filthy she was, surrounded by such opulence, and she could see Graham fidgeting with his mismatched armor. Well, that made two of them feeling out of place.

“Nancy will show you to some guest quarters and organize some refreshments for you,” Baldric said, giving her a wink. “I’ll advise Lord Weatherby you’re here and he’ll receive you presently. I’m sure he’ll be fascinated to hear about what’s brought Delilah Cortland’s sister to us.”

“It’s a long story,” she said, feeling a little anxious. How much did these people know about the so-called ‘witchcraft’ of Castle MacClaran? Could she tell the whole truth — the full story that she’d told to Graham the night before — or would she have to be cagey about it? And what was she going to tell them about Graham? He was technically her prisoner, after all… what if the full story got him into trouble? After all, he was here to wage war on Lord Weatherby’s lands… even if the mercenaries weren’t there to bother Weatherby, she imagined he might object to them fighting the MacClarans, if they were such close friends.

They followed the woman Baldric had pointed to down a long hallway, just as sumptuously decorated as the foyer, and soon enough she guided them into a beautifully decorated guest room with an enormous bed in the middle of it. She and Graham both stared at it, and she couldn’t help but think of their passionate encounter the night before… she stole a glance at his face and had to suppress a grin at the realization that he was thinking the exact same thing, a blush standing in his cheeks. But before it could get too uncomfortable, the servant came bustling through.

“We’ve some hot water on the way for you both if you’d like to bathe,” she explained brightly. “And would you be wanting anything to eat? You’re a little late for lunch, I’m afraid, but there’s some lovely bread fresh out the oven, I can bring you a plate with some cheese if you’d like —”

“That’d be wonderful,” Graham said quickly, and Bethany suppressed a giggle at the way his stomach was growling.

The servant bobbed a very charming little curtsy and left them to their devices. Sure enough, it wasn’t long before a couple of women brought steaming buckets of hot water. Bethany

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