The Hellion and the Highlander by Sands Lynsay

Author:Sands, Lynsay [Sands, Lynsay]
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: Romance, General, Historical, Fiction
ISBN: 9780061344794
Publisher: Avon
Published: 2010-02-23T08:00:00+00:00

The inn in the village was a sad affair, small and dim with little to no business from what she could tell. Certainly there was no one there when they arrived, and no one entered before they finished their meal and left again. Their own entrance caused something of a stir, and they found themselves hovered over and feted by the owner and his wife. It seemed obvious they were glad to see Kade returned.

That or they were just glad of customers, Averill supposed, as Bess helped her prepare for bed once they returned. It was really rather early to be going to bed, but it had been a long journey there, and the days to come promised to be just as long. There is much to do to set my new home to rights, Averill thought, and glanced to Bess to say, “’Twas quiet when we came up. Are the laird and his sons recovering? Did any of them come below after you returned?”

While Averill had stayed behind with Kade and Will, who had wished to speak to the innkeeper after their meal, Aidan hadn’t wished to tarry, and Bess, weary after their journey, had opted to return to the keep with him.

“I don’t know about that,” Bess said with amusement. “A chorus of retching comes from their rooms, then there’s silence for a while ere the retching starts up again. I suspect they are sleeping between each bout.”

Averill nodded. “They have not called for help or whiskey?”

“Oh, aye, they’ve called,” she said dryly. “But Morag, Lily, and Annie must have left for Morag’s sister’s right after we headed for the inn. They were not here to answer their bellows, and I certainly wasn’t going to.”

“Nay, of course not,” Averill agreed solemnly.

“There we are,” Bess said, turning her toward the bed. “Now to bed with you. We’ve had a long day and will no doubt have another on the morrow.”

“Aye,” Averill agreed, climbing into the bed. “Thank you, Bess.”

“You’re welcome, my lady,” Bess said, heading for the door. “Good sleep.”

“And to you,” Averill murmured, then glanced toward the door as it opened before Bess could reach it.

Kade appeared, spotted Bess, stepped aside for her to leave, and entered. He pushed the door closed behind him with a yawn as he headed for the bed.

Averill watched silently as he tugged his tunic off over his head, her eyes gliding over his strong, wide chest. Kade smiled a completely male smile when he caught her looking and paused to stretch in a way that showed off his muscles. Averill bit back the amused smile that tried to claim her lips then, but thought it adorable that he would show off for her. When he turned his attention to untying the string at the waist of his braies, she watched curiously, eyebrows rising when he appeared to have trouble. At first, she thought he was teasing, but then he cursed and began to tug at it with irritation and she realized he had somehow knotted it in his hurry to dress earlier.

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