Lila's Wolf (Out of Time Book 1) by Sofia Grey

Author:Sofia Grey
Language: eng
Format: azw3, mobi, epub
Tags: Time Travel Romance
Publisher: Hartwood Publishing Group
Published: 2014-09-03T23:00:00+00:00

Chapter Thirty-Five

Jared

Jared knew, with a certainty so profound he’d stake his life on it, he’d never have this chance again. He drew the picture not just for Lila, but to give himself the illusion of somewhere better. As he coaxed her into his kiss, he gave her everything.

Their lips met in a way he couldn’t have imagined. Yearning, passion, love. All the things he felt, but dared not say aloud. Too soon, he pulled back. He’d sent her home safely last time and he’d do the same now, even if it killed him. The difference was, this time they held no lies between them. He’d bared his soul to her.

She whimpered when they broke apart, nuzzling against him and seeking his lips. He ran his hands across her head, wincing at the loss of her beautiful hair and furious she’d been treated like this. They’d pay. Every last stinking Saxon there.

“I have a plan,” he said. Crazy and half-formed, but better than nothing.

She made a gulping noise, almost a sob, and then turned herself to curve into his side, her arms tight around him. “Tell me.”

He had to keep touching her. While he spoke, he ran his hands up and down her arms, soothing and gentling, much as he would a skittish horse. “They probably won’t need you until dinner. Rather than trying to steal the tools for breaking your chain, I want you to wait here until they come for you.”

Her fingers, up to now drawing little circles on his back, stilled. He hurried to explain. “I’m going to steal some robes as a disguise for us, and then I’ll grab you from the dining hall. It’ll be busy, they won’t see you slip out. Meanwhile, I’m going for your ghardian.”

He felt her breath on his neck and had to stop himself from claiming her lips again. Those stolen moments were not enough. A lifetime would not be enough to satisfy his thirst for her.

“How do we get away?”

“You’ve seen the bonfires they’re stacking in the yard?” She nodded. “They’re for the solstice tomorrow. I’m going to light one early, and then in the confusion we grab some ponies and head out.”

Silence met his confident statement. He could practically hear the noise of her brain whirring and he smiled in anticipation of the torrent of questions.

“Has Marc been hurt? Will he be able to ride? What if they try to stop us? Will they see our thrall rings?”

“I think your ghardian is fit to sit on a pony’s back.” He couldn’t bring himself to use the man’s name. The man who would make a commitment with Lila. “They’re going to be too distracted when the stable block catches fire.”

“The horses—”

“I’m going to free them first, so they can stampede across the yard. Ours will be saddled and waiting, all ready for us.”

Lila shifted in the circle of his arms and stared at him, her eyes wide and anxious. “How are you going to do all that by yourself? Won’t you be missed at dinner?”

The timing would be critical.

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