Seduced by Her Highland Warrior

Author:Michelle Willingham
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Tags: Romance, Husband and Wife, Scotland, Fiction, Grief, Historical, Clans, Children
ISBN: 9780373296545
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2011-07-19T07:00:00+00:00

Finian lay upon the ground, blood staining the frozen grass beneath him. Though it had been nearly a sennight, the wound upon his arm kept reopening. The skin had turned red, and he’d been shaking with fever for two days now. He’d finally accepted that he couldn’t stay here any longer; he had to return home to tend the wound.

When he heard a horse approaching, Finian struggled to rise. Dizziness plagued his vision, but when he saw the rider his tension eased. It was a priest, travelling on horseback. Not a threat at all.

The priest drew closer and when he spied Finian, he dismounted. His dark robes trailed the ground and he folded his hands within the long sleeves. ‘A charaid, you’re bleeding. Will you allow me to help you?’

Finian nodded, easing himself to sit up. Though the ground still swayed beneath him, he allowed the priest to unwrap his sodden sleeve.

‘A sword, was it?’ The priest opened up a pouch he carried and withdrew a folded piece of linen from inside. He pulled back Finian’s sleeve and tore a piece from it, swabbing at the blood. ‘You’re lucky you didn’t lose that arm. I won’t be able to stitch it for you, but you are welcome to join me as I journey to Glen Arrin. I’m certain one of the women there would help you.’

‘Glen Arrin?’ Finian repeated, unable to believe what he was hearing.

‘Aye.’ The priest smiled. ‘There is a glass artist there whose work is nothing short of miraculous. The abbot has commissioned a window from the MacKinlochs and I’m bringing the plans to them.’

Finian barely listened to the man’s words, for when the priest tightened the linen around his arm, the pain made it impossible to answer.

‘Will you come, then?’ the priest asked again. ‘The MacKinlochs would be glad to help a man in need.’

But Finian only shook his head. Though the MacKinlochs hadn’t seen his face on the night he’d attacked, as soon as they saw the wound upon his arm, it would reveal his identity. ‘No, thank you, Father. I’ll return to my family.’

After he thanked the priest for his kindness, the man smiled. ‘A family is a blessing indeed. God go with you and your loved ones.’

A bleakness reached out to him, squeezing Finian’s heart. For there was no one to guard his daughter now. And he simply didn’t know how he could save her.

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