“All was quiet and she prayed they would hurry. Duncan was becoming more restless by the second and it wouldn’t be long and she would not be able to hold him down herself. The fever made him wild and he thrashed his head from side to side and moaned as he pushed the covers from his body. Katherine pulled them back over his chest and pressed her hand to his cheek to calm him so he wouldn’t tear the stitches from his wound. Without warning, his left arm wrapped around her shoulder. He clamped his ...fingers around the back of her neck and pulled her down against him. His grip was painful. Katherine tried to twist out of his grasp, but he held her tighter. “Damn you, English,” he hissed, his eyes wide open and glazed with pain. He held her face just inches from his and tightened his grip until she thought her neck might break. “Give me the crown.” Katherine tried to pull away, but she could not. He was too strong and his will to fight too great. Before she could protect herself he brought back his hand and struck her.MoreLessRead More Read Less
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