by Lynsay Sands
“Are we going to untie and retie him around me horse?” Gavin asked, leading the way to his mount.
“Nay. We’re close enough I think we can do without the bother. Just keep a hand on his back to keep him from slipping off for the rest of the journey,” Donnan instructed.
Gavin mumbled something of an agreement as he mounted his horse, then leaned over and reached out to help place the Buchanan across his horse’s back in front of him. The two men quickly ran into trouble, however, thanks to the rope between the man’s bound wrists and ankles.
“Just a minute,” Evina said, pulling out her dirk and hurrying forward when she saw the problem. While the two men held him aloft, she quickly cut the rope between his hands and ankles, and then stepped back and out of the way, aware that her cheeks were now a fiery red. She couldn’t help it. The way they’d been holding the man, his jewels had been dangling to the side of her face, and while she’d tried not to look, it had been impossible not to take a couple of quick glances.
Shaking her head in an effort to remove what she’d seen from her mind, Evina left the men to arrange the Buchanan to their pleasure and moved away to remount her mare.
“Lead the way, m’lady,” Donnan rumbled once they were all back in the saddle.
She didn’t have to be told twice. Turning her mare, Evina spurred her into a fast jog she hoped Gavin’s steed could keep up with. She was eager to get home and see that her father was all right. Or, at least, that he still lived. If he’d died while she’d been out fetching the Buchanan back to help him—
About the Author
LYNSAY SANDS is the nationally bestselling author of the Argeneau/Rogue Hunter vampire series, as well as numerous historicals and anthologies. She’s been writing since grade school and considers herself incredibly lucky to be able to make a career out of it. Her hope is that readers can get away from their everyday stress through her stories, and if there are occasional uncontrollable fits of laughter, that’s just a big bonus. Please visit her on the web at www.lynsaysands.net.
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Digital Edition SEPTEMBER 2018 ISBN: 978-0-06-285514-5
Print Edition ISBN: 978-0-06-285513-8
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