In the Dark by Brynn Paulin

Author:Brynn Paulin
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub, pdf
Tags: Historical Erotic Romance
Publisher: Resplendence Publishing, LLC
Published: 2013-07-01T23:00:00+00:00

Chapter Four

“Katherine,” Calen said as he came awake almost the instant she entered his chamber. He did not move from the bed, but only turned his head toward her. She paused, meeting his eyes in the darkness. Her arms crossed over her middle while she desperately tried to swallow around the stone in her throat.

“That is your name,” he continued quietly. “Is it not?”

Even across the room, she felt it. The anger that edged his calm tone. He was not calm at all. He was ready to flay her.

She nodded then realized he might not see her.

“Aye.” Her voice sounded as if she had eaten sand, and her mouth was as dry. Her heart beat as rapidly as a hummingbird’s wings. Oh to truly be a bird and be able to fly away.

She had intended one more encounter, one more night of feeling his skin on hers. Now, panic filled her. Did he know of her mark? Would he revile her? It was fear of his revulsion that had driven her to her decision to leave the castle before he discovered the truth.

“Why do you hide? Why did you not come forward and ask the king for assistance?”

She shrugged. Did he not know? He must not, or he would realize why she had concealed herself.

“How did you discover my name?” she asked. Surely Esme had not told him of her existence. Had she pushed her servant too far? Angered her enough to betray the secret?

“Marcus keeps quite remarkable journals. Your father did not. When I compared them and filled in the dates…yours was the only one lacking a date of death. I asked myself, could it be possible that a daughter survived the plague? Who else would know of secret ways through the castle? An offspring of the former lord? Then I questioned Marcus. He is a remarkably inept liar, but I did not press the matter. I left it for you to answer.”

She bowed her head. “Please do not harm him. He wished only to protect me. It was his duty, sworn to my father.”

Calen growled deep in his throat, and she took a step backward, suddenly afraid of his anger. He jerked upright, swinging from the bed and stalking her. She backed away until her shoulders hit the wall. She dared not open the secret door though it was mere feet to her left. He would catch her before she made it half a step.

His arms caged her, falling on either side of her body to prevent any escape.

“You are mine, Katherine. You. Will. Not. Leave.”

For a moment, she thought he meant the castle and the escape she had planned. Belatedly, she realized he meant the room.

Her breathing came so rapidly her breasts brushed his chest with each frantic intake of air. “What do you intend?” she asked.

“Did your father ever whip you?” A steely hand shackled her wrist, and he dragged her away from the wall. She stumbled as he pulled her toward the bed.

“No,” she gasped.

“Did

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