Taming a Wild Scot: a Claimed By the Highlander Novel
“Her breaths came fast and shallow, despite the smoke, as panic set in. The flames were only inches away. Any moment now, her skirts would burst into flame. She strained to pull as far away from the singeing heat as she could, but her arms were bound tightly behind the pole.
She felt a sting on her arm, and for a moment assumed a spark had landed on her flesh. But when she jerked to shake off the burning ash, her hands came loose. It was only then that she realized she been freed. By an arro...w.
Sobbing with amazement, she scrambled away from the stake.
As she leapt over the kindling, she noticed some of the fire came with her—the hem of her skirt was ablaze. Terrified that she might not have escaped after all, she dove to the ground and rolled in the dirt, praying that the cold earth would douse the flames. And to her immense relief, it did.
She lay there for a moment, listening to the sounds of chaos—the groans of injured men, the snap and crackle of burning wood, the mad braying of panicked oxen—and then she got to her feet.MoreLess
She felt a sting on her arm, and for a moment assumed a spark had landed on her flesh. But when she jerked to shake off the burning ash, her hands came loose. It was only then that she realized she been freed. By an arro...w.
Sobbing with amazement, she scrambled away from the stake.
As she leapt over the kindling, she noticed some of the fire came with her—the hem of her skirt was ablaze. Terrified that she might not have escaped after all, she dove to the ground and rolled in the dirt, praying that the cold earth would douse the flames. And to her immense relief, it did.
She lay there for a moment, listening to the sounds of chaos—the groans of injured men, the snap and crackle of burning wood, the mad braying of panicked oxen—and then she got to her feet.MoreLess
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