Seize the Wind by Heather Graham

Author:Heather Graham
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2019-07-17T16:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER SIX

“You gave your word you would make no attempt to escape!” he exclaimed angrily. His arms were braced around her, palms flat against the wood. She realized, as she stuttered for an answer, that though he wore his mask, the black cloth that he had previously banded over his head and hair was gone. She had been right. His hair was dark. Very dark. Rich, thick and flowing.

“You gave your word!” he repeated.

“But I’m not trying to escape—”

“You’re not where you’re supposed to be.”

“I heard the music, I—”

“Were you invited out to join us?”

“No, I wasn’t!” she hissed. “I was rudely ignored. But if I had been trying to escape, I would have gone the other way, as would anyone with half a grain of sense!”

“So you were spying on me.”

“Oh, you egotistical lout! I was doing no such thing!” she snapped. She shoved against his arm, sliding beneath it to escape his hold and start back for her prison hut. She wasn’t surprised to realize that he was walking behind her, following closely. He might claim to accept her word, but he didn’t seem prone to believe she’d simply return to her hut for the night.

“You were spying!”

“I wasn’t! I don’t care what wretched revelry you and your band choose to engage in. I—”

“You were trying to escape?”

“No, damn you. I—was thirsty. I would have enjoyed some wine—”

“There’s wine in your lodging quarters, my lady.”

“Perhaps there are those among your men I enjoy.”

“Oh, really?” he thundered.

“Don’t you have a guest?”

“My guest is in the process of leaving. If she were not, she would understand my present difficulty.” They had reached the hut. He pushed open the door and nudged her inside with little gentleness. The fire built earlier was crackling warmly in the hearth, casting a subtle glow of light upon the room.

“There is nothing to do with you except watch over you myself like a nursemaid!” he declared.

Kate stood stubbornly just inside the doorway as he walked over to warm his hands.

She ignored his last statement. “Is she your wife?”

“What?” he demanded, spinning back to her.

“The woman here. Is she your wife?”

A slight grin curled his lips beneath his mask. “No, she is not my wife. Whatever would make you think so?”

“You were giving her all your ill-gotten gain!”

“Ah.” Dark lashes lowered over his eyes. “I see.”

“You wear a mask, hiding your identity. It’s quite possible to assume that you are a wealthy man leading a double life. Perhaps a noble fallen upon hard times who must rob from the rich to save his property.”

His eyes were on her again. “You didn’t fully see the lady?” he inquired.

“And if I did?”

“Foolish question on my part,” he muttered. “You would not be asking such questions. Well, my lady, since you are so anxious to get on with your own life and marry the Duke of Manning, you should be grateful that you did not recognize my guest.”

“Why? Who is she?”

“It is none of your business, my lady,” he informed her firmly.

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