Seduced By the Highlander
“He had just come from the magistrate’s office in the village and learned that they were calling off the search for Catherine. There had only been one clue about her disappearance—her possible stay at an inn on the first night of her capture. Beyond that, the magistrate implied that she had simply disappeared into the mist, which was not an uncommon occurrence when a Highlander was involved. The magistrate had suggested that John hire a few resourceful men who knew their way around the north country.
Quite ridiculously, the man seemed to think there was some mysticism involved, but John knew better. The Highlander who had abducted Catherine had known something. Either he had information about her whereabouts over the past five years or he knew something about this family—perhaps what John’s great-aunt refused to reveal.
John pulled his gloves off and slapped them against his thigh as he climbed the steps. The front door opened a few seconds before he reached it, and he found himself st...opping under the wide portico, staring at his butler as if he were seeing him for the first time.MoreLess
Quite ridiculously, the man seemed to think there was some mysticism involved, but John knew better. The Highlander who had abducted Catherine had known something. Either he had information about her whereabouts over the past five years or he knew something about this family—perhaps what John’s great-aunt refused to reveal.
John pulled his gloves off and slapped them against his thigh as he climbed the steps. The front door opened a few seconds before he reached it, and he found himself st...opping under the wide portico, staring at his butler as if he were seeing him for the first time.MoreLess
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