Loving A Highlander by Wells Aileen

Author:Wells, Aileen [Wells, Aileen]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2015-10-24T07:00:00+00:00

Gerard’s strong arms lifted her down from the horse and sat her on the ground in front of the cottage. Her slippers sank into the soft earth as rain fell around them, turning everything into a soggy mess. This wasn’t how she had pictured her homecoming. She had pictured a blue sky and the birds singing in the trees as the warmth from the sun’s rays kissed her skin, but sunshine was rare in the wintertime and warmth would have to wait until spring.

Gerard ushered her toward the door. “We need to get inside, lass, before we catch our deaths from cold.” He yanked open the rickety door and motioned her into the cottage.

Isabella’s breath caught as she stepped into the dimly lit interior. The place looked exactly as she had left it and a wave of homesickness washed over her, causing her to sag against the wall.

“Are you ill, lass?” Gerard towered over her, his concerned gaze searching her face. “I knew this trip was a bad idea. You should be seated in front of a warm fire, not traipsing through the woods in the pouring rain.”

“No.” Isabella calmed her emotions and straightened. “I’m not ill. It is just a shock to see my former home.” She walked around the room, touching the familiar objects and her wave of homesickness deepened. How could she have chosen to leave this place? This cottage had been in her family for generations and she had discarded it like a piece of trash she no longer had a use for.

“Aye,” Gerard murmured. “I imagine it would be a shock. Until now, you had never ventured far from home.”

Isabella crossed to the window and opened the shutters, looking out at the rain swept clearing in front of the cottage. Her gaze fastened on the spot she had found Gerard. At the time, she hadn’t known her life would change on that night and she wasn’t convinced it was for the better.

What would her life be like if she had never heard the name Gerard Mackenzie? Had never set eyes on the man behind the name. Had never fallen love with a man so infuriating it left her stomach in knots and her head spinning.

“Troubled, Bella?” Gerard’s deep voice rumbled in her ear as he stood beside her.

“A little,” she admitted. “I realize I can’t take advantage of the laird’s hospitality forever, and it is obvious I can’t stay here.” Tears glistened on her lashes and she angrily wiped them away. It wasn’t like her to cry over the littlest thing. She had always considered tears to be a sign of weakness and she wasn’t a weak woman. Not by far. “What is to become of me? I have no one.”

Gerard turned her to face him. “You have me,” he replied solemnly. “I won’t leave you to fend for yourself, lass.”

He reached out to tenderly smooth a curl away from her face and then cupped her chin. “I won’t abandon you, Bella. You have my word.

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