Loving Her Highland Enemy by Samantha Holt

Author:Samantha Holt [Holt, Samantha]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Helstone Press
Published: 2021-04-18T23:00:00+00:00

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GONE? HE COULDN’T be gone. Not when Leana was still in danger.

And mostly not when he wanted to press her back against the bed, not even caring if her maid was still present, and kiss her until she was warm beneath his fingertips, until she writhed against him and begged for more.

Och, but he was a heathen.

She’d just been captured and nearly drowned, not to mention her daring escape had left her injured, and here he was picturing stripping off her clothing and discovering the lithe body beneath the fabric.

“I should stay,” he said swiftly.

Leana nodded. “You should.”

He released a long breath. He didn’t think he could leave her even if she wanted him to. Unless he wanted to spend the night tossing and turning and shifting between worry and pure, unfettered desire.

A crease appeared between Maggie’s brows. “Stay? I dinnae think—”

“Ye’ll stay too, Maggie. It isnae safe for ye to be on yer own,” Leana assured her.

Curses. She wasn’t wrong but he’d rather been hoping to get her alone again.

So they could speak of what occurred without worry of course. Not because he wanted to kiss her again. Which he did. But he wouldn’t.

Hellfire, he’d met many a woman he’d desired before and survived without pouncing on them. Surely he could manage one night without throwing her over his shoulder and taking her again and again?

What the next night might bring was another thing...

He shook away the thought. “I’ll sleep by the door.”

“We should make it known I’m alive and well.”

Tavish scowled at Leana. “Nay.”

“Aye.” Chin lifted, she rose to her feet. “If they know I’m alive, they might try to get to me, in which case, ye’ll be here and we’ll be able to discover who did this to me.”

He shook his head and folded his arms. “Nay. Not a chance. I’m no’ using ye as a lure.”

Maggie gripped Leana’s arm. “Dinnae be a fool, lass. Ye’ve just been hurt. Ye cannae put yerself in danger again.”

“What danger am I going to be in if we’re ready for them?”

Maggie puffed out her chest. “I’ll certainly no’ let them touch ye.”

Tavish skipped his gaze between the two determined women and groaned inwardly. If it wasn’t enough they had someone in the castle trying to harm Leana and do lord only knew what, he had these two to appease.

“Not tonight,” he said firmly. “As Maggie said, yer injured, and ye’ll be fatigued too. Ye’ll sleep like the dead no doubt.”

Leana pursed her lips. “Are ye saying ye cannae protect me, a big, strong Highlander like ye?”

“If ye think ye can flatter me into getting yer way, yer wrong, lass.” He waved a finger at her. “I’ll no’ change my mind.”

She eyed him for a few moments and then let her shoulders drop. “Very well, for tonight, I’ll stay in hiding, but on the morrow, I’ll be ensuring everyone sees me.”

“Aye, we’ll do that,” he agreed. “But I willnae be leaving ye alone for a moment.”

“At some point ye’ll have to or else they willnae show their face!” she protested.

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