Highlander The Dark Dragon (Book 3 ~ The Macinnes Sisters Trilogy) by Donna Fletcher

Author:Donna Fletcher
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Tags: Romance, Highlander, Adult, Historical
Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
Published: 2015-06-30T15:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eighteen

Heather remained as she was, staring at the door. Had she seen a shadow or had it been her imagination? No one knew she had come up here. No guard had followed her, unless the shadow was a guard who had been following her all along. But if it was no guard, then who was it? The culprit who stalked the keep?

Look for anything you can use as a weapon.

Her sister Patience’s voice rang loud in her head, and she was relieved to be reminded of what her sister had once taught her and Emma. Heather quickly scanned the room.

Nothing large and cumbersome that can easily be taken away from you.

She kept her sister’s advice in mind as her eyes continued to search. She smiled when she spotted the bone needle tucked in an unfinished piece of embroidery. It was small enough to conceal in her hand, but deadly enough when jabbed in someone’s eye.

Heather approached the open door cautiously, wishing she had a torch or some type of light to illuminate the small area outside the door. The torch in the wall sconce did not burn bright enough to light the small area sufficiently, but if she could grab it and shine it on the shadows it would chase them away and reveal…what?

With her heart pounding hard in her chest and her hand trembling slightly, she reached the open door. She could do this. Had her sisters not complained of her quickness when chasing after them and catching them when they were young and unruly?

She could do this. She would reach the sconce and not only would it cast light on the darkness, but it would prove useful as another weapon if necessary.

Not letting her fear stop her, Heather rushed out of the room and grabbed the torch from the sconce and swung it around, chasing the darkness away to reveal… She released the breath she had not realized she had been holding. There was no one there. She was alone.

She smiled, though her heart continued to pound against her chest. She returned the torch to the wall sconce and turned to find the darkness laying claim to the area once again. She entered the room, satisfied that the shadows had played a trick on her.

She stopped a few feet in when she heard the squeak of the door closing behind her and a tremble rippled over her, but it was when the door shut and she heard the latch click that fear gripped her. She slipped the needle into place in her hand just as she felt a warm breath on the back of her neck.

Heather turned quickly, hoping to catch the culprit off guard and raised her hand ready to strike.

Rhys grabbed her hand, twisting it, forcing her to drop whatever it was she held, then yanked her up against him. “You could be in a dire situation right now, if it was someone other than me.”

Heather gave her husband a hard shove, not that it did much good.

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