Turn the Page-A Time Travel Romance by Ditter Kellen

Author:Ditter Kellen
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: historical romance, time travel romance, witches and romance, witches and magic
Publisher: DK Media, LLC

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Bryne Adair pulled up on his reins and lifted his arm for his men to follow suit as he waited to be addressed by his king.

“How fare thee, Adair?” George greeted from behind a wall of soldiers.

“I am well. I trust that I have found you to be prosperous?” Bryne watched as George’s horse ambled to the front line with the slightest knee command.

“Prosperous indeed.” His gaze scanned the army of men behind Adair.

Bryne being more of a get-to-the-point person…did exactly that. “If you have come to accompany me to the meeting with Governor Grant on the morrow, I do not see or feel the need for an escort, Sire.”

George scowled. “You dare to speak to your king in such a manner?”

“You dare to enter my lands under false pretenses with the intention of taking what belongs to me?” Bryne shot back, rage boiling beneath the surface.

“Watch your tongue before I have you hanged.”

Bryne would die before allowing George to get his pompous hands on Catherine. Then again, he may have already had his hands on her, Bryne’s mind whispered. The thought of that arrogant bastard touching her enraged him.

A horse came galloping to the front line, carrying one of Bryne’s men. “A word, my Lord?”

With a nod, Bryne broke away from the group, stopping just out of hearing range. “What brings you here?”

“She’s gone, Sire,” the guard panted, glancing toward the king and his men.

Bryne saw red. “What do you mean she is gone?”

“Wilma sent Doctor Peadmire to have a look at her upon his return. He found Ansel on the floor with a whopping knot on the back of his head, but no sign of the woman, Sire.”

“I want every available man out looking for her. She could not have gotten far on foot.”

“Yes, my Lord.” The guard swung his horse around and sped back toward the castle, kicking up dust in his wake.

Bryne returned to the front line and faced his king. “It would appear that you have wasted a trip, Your Majesty. Now, if you will excuse me, I have something quite urgent to attend to.”

George broke away from his soldiers, signaling for Bryne to follow. They stopped a few feet away. “I do not know what you think to gain by hiding the witch or the documents. Think of what would happen to your sister and her children if it were known that her brother protected a witch.”

The unveiled threat to his family wasn’t lost on Bryne. It took an enormous amount of effort to keep his sword in its sheath. “Think of the scandal to your family if the throne were to receive word of our father’s dying wish for his illegitimate son.”

“You wouldn’t dare.”

Bryne kept his face blank. “I am sure that Governor Grant will understand my absence on the morrow as I tend this pressing matter, Your Majesty. Please give my apologies.”

The obvious threat infuriated George, if the purple hue of his face was any indication. “Retreat,” the king ordered without taking his gaze from Adair.

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