Proven By The Highlander: A Scottish Time Travel Romance by Rebecca Preston

Author:Rebecca Preston [Preston, Rebecca]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2025-03-19T00:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 18

They stood there for what felt like another half an hour, though it was likely less than that. At least Caelan was warm, she thought a little resentfully, leaning more and more of her weight into his arm as the seconds dragged into minutes. The men had taken their time getting out of the cove, and Caelan was clearly not content with that much… he was waiting for them to finish searching the whole area, which they continued to do for quite some time, calling back and forth about every square inch of ground where nothing turned up. By the time they’d finally given up on the area, Leanne was positively delighted that they hadn’t agreed to her original proposition to go with them on their search — she’d have died of boredom by now, if this was the approach they were taking to every single stretch of coast they’d found.

There was an odd sense of triumph in her when she heard them finally beginning to move away, the shuffling of horses indicating that they’d all climbed aboard their steeds to head off. Even after that, Caelan insisted on their remaining silent for a few minutes, the sound of hooves long gone before he finally released her. She almost felt bereft in the cool air without him… she’d gotten so used to having his palm pressed against her mouth that it felt strange to be alone again.

“That was good thinking,” Caelan breathed, his voice barely more than a whisper as he nodded toward the cave entrance. “That move with the rock. Good arm, too.”

“Someone told me girls couldn’t throw once, and I took it personally,” she said, shrugging with false modesty.

He smiled a little, though his expression was clearly still worried.

“This cave is insane.” She took the opportunity to stare around his hideout in earnest now that she could actually move her feet, taking a few laps to study the walls properly. It reminded her a little of dig sites, excavated carefully from the surrounding soil… though she’d imagine this hadn’t been done with quite the same kind of care. “Manmade, or…?”

“I’m not sure,” he admitted, shrugging. “But there are plenty of hidey holes like this one up and down the shore of the Loch. Smugglers used to use them to store things they weren’t supposed to have. This one’s especially comfortable.”

“I bet. Fresh water, too,” she pointed out, nodding to the little stream that wound through the cavern at its lowest point. He nodded agreement, but his eyes were still troubled as he paced restlessly back and forth. This wasn’t part of the plan, she realized. He didn’t know what to do with her now that she was here. “Sorry,” she said softly. “I get that this puts you in a tough position.”

He shook his head sharply, his expression troubled. “You could have called out to them at any point,” he observed, his voice slow. “You didn’t have to help — that move with the rock, that wasn’t necessary.

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