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CHAPTER 10
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Wild Adventures In Bed CHAPTER 10
The women removed their hands and instead gestured toward her to precede them into the keep. She looked nervously around, and it was clear she had no desire to go in. She tucked her bottom lip between her teeth until Edward was sure she’d draw blood if she didn’t cease.Edward sighed. “I’m not ordering your death, lass. You asked for a bath and food. Are you questioning my hospitality now?”She frowned, and her eyes narrowed as she gazed sharply at him. “I asked for a horse and food. I’ve no need of your hospitality. I’d prefer to be on my way as soon as possible.”“I’ve no horses to spare, and furthermore, you aren’t going anywhere until I’ve sorted this entire matter out. If you have no wish for a bath, I’m sure the women would be happy to show you into the kitchens so you can eat.”He finished with a shrug that signaled he didn’t care whether she bathed or not. That had been Alan’s idea, but didn’t all women jump at the chance to wallow in a tub of hot water?She pursed her lips as
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It wasn’t until he stared back at her in astonishment that she realized she’d babbled her entire thought process aloud. The entire courtyard had gone silent and looked at her as if she’d pronounced a curse on all of them.“Alan?” she murmured, not turning away from the laird’s gaze.“Aye, lass?”“Will you catch me if I faint? I don’t think a fall to the ground would be good for my injuries.”To her surprise, he grasped both of her shoulders and held her tightly. His hands trembled the slightest amount, and he made the weirdest sound. Was he laughing at her?Edward advanced, his astonishment replaced by that dark scowl again. Did no one in the Woods clan ever smile?“Nay, we don’t,” Alan said in amusement.She snapped her lips shut, determined she wouldn’t say another word, and prepared herself for the laird’s censure.Edward stopped a single foot in front of her, forcing her to crane her neck upward to meet his stare. It was hard to be brave when she was sandwiched between two hulking
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Alan spurred his horse, and hers followed automatically, leaving her to grab onto Crispen to make sure neither of them fell.Down the hill they rode, Alan’s men flanking her protectively on all sides. Crispen fidgeted so hard in the saddle that she had to grip hisarm so he wouldn’t jump out of his skin.When they reached the temporary crossing, Alan halted to wait on her.“I’ll go in first. You follow directly behind me.”She nodded her understanding. It wasn’t as if she wanted to be the first into the keep anyway. In some ways, this was more frightening to her than arriving at Duncan Cameron’s keep because she didn’t know her fate here. She certainly knew what Cameron had in mind for her.They rode over the bridge and through the wide, arched entryway into the courtyard. A great shout went up, and it took her a moment to realize that it was Alan who’d made the sound. She looked over to see him still astride his horse, his fist held high in the air.All around her, soldiers—and there
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“I won’t hurt her, lad,” Alan said softly.He knelt down and brushed aside the hair from her face and realized she was unconscious. There was a bruise on one cheek, but otherwise she didn’t look injured.“Where is she hurt?” he asked Crispen.Tears filled Crispen’s eyes, and he wiped hastily at them with the back of his grubby hand.“Her stomach. And her back. It hurts her fierce if anyone touches her.”Carefully, so as not to alarm the boy, Alan pulled at her clothing. When her abdomen and back came into view, he sucked in his breath. Around him, his men alternately cursed and murmured their pity for the slight lass.“God in heaven, what happened to her?” Alan asked.Her entire rib cage was purple, and ugly bruises marred her smooth back. He could swear one of them was in the shape of a man’s boot.“He beat her,” Crispen choked out. “Take us home, Uncle Alan. I want my papa.”Not wanting the boy to lose his composure in front of the other men, Alan nodded and patted him on the arm. T
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Finally they reached the next chamber. Dust flew and curled around her nose as they stepped within, and she had to squeeze her nostrils to keep from sneezing.“Over here,” the woman whispered in the darkness.Mary followed the sound of her voice until she felt the chill emanating from the stone wall.“God be with you,” the serving woman said as she ushered Mary and Crispen into the small tunnel.Mary stopped only long enough to squeeze her hand in a quick thank-you, and then she urged Crispen into the narrow passageway.Each step sent a fresh wave of agony through Mary. She feared her ribs were broken, but there was nothing that could be done about it now.They hurried through the darkness, Mary all but dragging Crispen behind her.“Who goes there?”Mary halted at the man’s voice but remembered that the woman had said Fergus awaited them.“Fergus?” she called softly. “ ’Tis I, Mary Stewart.”“Come, Lady,” he urged.She rushed to the end and stepped onto the cold, damp ground, wincing
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“There’s my bride now,” Duncan said, as he turned from his conversation with the priest.His smile didn’t reach his eyes, and he studied her intently, almost as if he were warning her of the consequences if she refused.God, help me.The priest cleared his throat and focused his attention on Mary. “Are you willing?”Silence fell as all awaited her response. Then slowly, she shook her head. The priest swung his gaze to Duncan, a look of accusation in his eyes.“What is this, Laird? You told me you both wished this marriage.”The look on Duncan’s face had the priest backtracking. The priest hastily crossed himself and positioned himself a safe distance from Duncan.Then Duncan turned to her, and her blood ran cold. For such a handsome man, he was, in that moment, very ugly.He stepped toward her, grasping her arm above the elbow, squeezing until she feared her bone would snap.“I’ll ask this only once more,” he said in a deceptively soft voice. “Are you willing?”She knew. She knew that
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