Her Wicked Highlander: A Highland Knights Novella by Jennifer Haymore Page A
Authors: Jennifer Haymore
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upward in surprise, followed quickly by a profound look of hurt.
“I mean, I dinna need to think about it,” she said quickly.
His jaw hardened, and she knew his mind was going in altogether the wrong direction, that she needed to fix this, this instant.
“I dinna need to think about it, because I want it too. What you said about being by my side… I want to be by your side too. I want to stand by you as your wife. As the wife of a Highland Knight.”
“But—” He frowned in confusion. “Your home. Your lands…”
“I’ve nothing left here, Max. My parents are gone. Gin is gone. My home is gone. I have never felt so at home as when I am with you. And now I ken that no matter where you are, whether it’s London or the far reaches of the earth, that as long as I’m with you, I’ll be home.”
He swallowed hard, his gaze softening as he stared at her.
“I want you to stay with your brothers—with the Highland Knights. Their quest is an honorable one, and it’s important. My land will always be here, and we can rebuild the cottage too. But we dinna need to live there. My home is at your side.”
Max released a shuddering breath and yanked her against him with his good arm. “I love you, lass,” he murmured into her hair. “I love you so much.”
“I love you too,” she said.
Max gently made love to her in the warmth of the bed in Inverness—their home for tonight. And both of them knew that no matter where tomorrow led them, they’d always be home. Because, until the day they died, they’d always have each other.
THE END
“I mean, I dinna need to think about it,” she said quickly.
His jaw hardened, and she knew his mind was going in altogether the wrong direction, that she needed to fix this, this instant.
“I dinna need to think about it, because I want it too. What you said about being by my side… I want to be by your side too. I want to stand by you as your wife. As the wife of a Highland Knight.”
“But—” He frowned in confusion. “Your home. Your lands…”
“I’ve nothing left here, Max. My parents are gone. Gin is gone. My home is gone. I have never felt so at home as when I am with you. And now I ken that no matter where you are, whether it’s London or the far reaches of the earth, that as long as I’m with you, I’ll be home.”
He swallowed hard, his gaze softening as he stared at her.
“I want you to stay with your brothers—with the Highland Knights. Their quest is an honorable one, and it’s important. My land will always be here, and we can rebuild the cottage too. But we dinna need to live there. My home is at your side.”
Max released a shuddering breath and yanked her against him with his good arm. “I love you, lass,” he murmured into her hair. “I love you so much.”
“I love you too,” she said.
Max gently made love to her in the warmth of the bed in Inverness—their home for tonight. And both of them knew that no matter where tomorrow led them, they’d always be home. Because, until the day they died, they’d always have each other.
THE END
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