Highlander’s Vow: Called by a Highlander Book Six by Stone Mariah

Author:Stone, Mariah
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Stone Publishing
Published: 2021-07-22T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 19

James stood in the inner bailey, watching Catrìona’s thin figure in her baggy brown dress as she walked to the main keep to check on Laomann and Tadhg.

The last three days spent with her had been the biggest adventure of his life. Exciting. Unforgettable. Somehow, he knew he’d never be the same.

The kiss… He still didn’t know what had possessed him to break all chains of caution and let her kiss him.

Other than that he’d wanted to—so much he didn’t think there could be a power strong enough to keep him from her.

But the trip back had been quiet at first. Then, in their usual manner, they’d started chatting. Conversation had flowed easily. He’d asked her about her life, about Rogene and David and what had happened since May. About Euphemia of Ross, too, and the events that had led to Euphemia pretty much declaring a war on clan Mackenzie.

And she told him about the herb that the abbess had told her about—mandrake. That it was usually given as a painkiller, not to poison people. That it was a rare herb, very hard to find, which was why Catrìona had never used it and had never even known it could kill when used in large amounts.

The most obvious suspect was Finn.

And to confirm that, James would have to search through Finn’s things and have Catrìona verify if he had mandrake among his herbs

He saw the doubt in Catrìona’s eyes, and when he’d asked her about it, she’d said she still believed him innocent. But she was lying. He heard that in her cracked voice, saw it in the frown as she vigorously shook her head.

When Catrìona reached the entrance to the main keep, she turned to him and their eyes met. Standing there, ten feet away from her, he felt his heart skip a beat. She was sweet and almost eerie in the twilight of the late evening—not an angel anymore, but a vision from another world. So distant and so beautiful, she didn’t seem real. Sìneag’s words came to him again—Catrìona, a sweet lass, and the love of yer life.

The bloody love of his life…

With a dull ache in his chest, he turned away from her. He didn’t want to. He wanted to cross the distance between them, kiss her, bury his face in her hair and inhale the scent of clean linen, grass, and wildflowers. Wanted to take her into his arms and carry her away from here to somewhere where they could be alone—and happy.

But he didn’t. What good would that do? She wanted to be a nun. He had to go back to the twenty-first century. Emily and her baby had been on his mind every day, but less and less so the more time he spent here. The thought stabbed him in the gut. What was wrong with him that he’d forget his only family, when he’d promised Em to help her and be there for her?

He should run into the dungeon right now, slam his palm into the rock, and go back.

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