Defiant
“He caught the glint of a spying glass, heard shouts, and knew the redcoats manning the fort’s southwest bastion had spotted him and his men. He would not lead Sarah near those walls, knowing the soldiers would leer at her, whistling and shouting vulgarities as she passed, as they had done with Annie. Instead, he would take her across the river, which was running high with the spring freshet, reaching the very walls of the fort and flooding the southern end of Ranger Island.
“There it is!” Sarah’s excited voice came from behind him.
Unable to stop himself, he turned and watched as she emerged from the forest and came to stand on his left, Joseph beside her. Her cheeks flushed from her exertions, she looked out across the river, the relief on her face unmistakable, her mind surely on those comforts she’d not had since they’d left the cabin—a warm meal, a hot bath, a soft bed.
“Welcome to Fort Edward, my lady.” They were the first words Connor had spoken to her in three long days—endless... days spent wanting her, wanting to touch her, wanting just to walk beside her, but not daring to go near her.MoreLess
“There it is!” Sarah’s excited voice came from behind him.
Unable to stop himself, he turned and watched as she emerged from the forest and came to stand on his left, Joseph beside her. Her cheeks flushed from her exertions, she looked out across the river, the relief on her face unmistakable, her mind surely on those comforts she’d not had since they’d left the cabin—a warm meal, a hot bath, a soft bed.
“Welcome to Fort Edward, my lady.” They were the first words Connor had spoken to her in three long days—endless... days spent wanting her, wanting to touch her, wanting just to walk beside her, but not daring to go near her.MoreLess
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