The Ghosts of Culloden Moor 39 - Ross by Jennae Vale

Author:Jennae Vale [Vale, Jennae]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Jennae Vale
Published: 2018-02-23T00:00:00+00:00

Ross awoke from a distinctly unghostly sleep to find himself pleasantly entwined with Cassie. He removed her arm from around his neck causing her to groan in protest. He smiled. He liked the feel of her weight on him, the warmth of her body and the flowery scent of her hair beneath his nose. He hadn’t had a chance to experience love when he was alive and now it seemed unfair to dangle it before him only to have it removed forever. Staying here with Cassie in his arms would be his choice, if he had one.

A sleepy-eyed lass gazed up at him and snuggled in closer. “Good morning,” she whispered.

“Good morn,” he replied. “Are ye cold? The fire’s gone out.” He tried to stand, but soft hands pushed him back down.

“It’s too cold and you’re keeping me warm.”

“We should rise. If ye’d like me to help ye find the ring, we should go soon, before Soni comes for me.”

“I’m not sure I’m going to like this Soni.” Cassie wrinkled her nose. “Couldn’t you ask her to let you stay?”

“’Tis nae part of our agreement,” he said.

“Do you work for her? Is she your boss?” she asked.

“Nae. She’s helping me to move on.”

Cassie frowned, “Move on from what?” He could see she was getting uncomfortable with his answers.

He’d better tell her. He couldn’t keep putting it off. If she screamed and ran away, so be it. “Cassie, there’s something ye must ken about me.”

She sat up, wrapping one of the blankets around her shoulders. “Is it bad?”

“I dinnae believe so, but ye may think it is.” Was it right to tell her?

“Okay. Just tell me,” she demanded.

“I’m a ghost.” He held his breath waiting for her to scream or run, but instead his announcement was met with silence. “Did ye hear me?” he asked as the silence continued on longer that he was comfortable with.

“I heard you, but I don’t believe you,” she challenged. “If you were a ghost I’d be able to see through you.”

“I was killed at the battle of Culloden Moor over two hundred years ago,” he explained to a disbelieving Cassie.

She put a hand up to stop him, but he continued on.

“Soni has given us a chance to move on.”

“You mean there are more of you.”

“Aye. Many. As I told ye in my ghost story last night.”

“You were talking about yourself?”

He nodded and continued, his voice grave. “We all have awaited our turn to do a good deed. If we’re successful, we’ll have our revenge on Bonnie Prince Charlie and we’ll no longer haunt the battleground. We’ll be able to move on.”

She was making the most unusual faces as he spoke. Her eyes were moving this way and that. She ran her hands through her hair and across her face. Her lips twitched up and then down. He wasn’t sure what to make of it.

“If you’re a ghost, prove it to me,” she finally blurted.

“How?” He had no idea what he could do to prove it.

“Walk through that wall over there,” she motioned with her hand.

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