The Bodyguard (2014)
“And all because of a visit to a stone fortress that looked like Sleeping Beauty’s castle—after the hundred years of neglect. The outside walls of Castle Carlisle were overgrown with thorny vines and the expansive lawn was laden with thistles. The path to the door was nearly invisible under a garden of weeds.
No matter how daunting the visit might seem, Kitt had no choice but to go through with it. It had dawned on her, when she considered her clan’s desperate situation, that she might yet save ...them through marriage—to the Earl of Carlisle. He did, after all, have a contract with Blackthorne that allowed him to purchase the duke’s holdings in Scotland.
She had mentioned the subject to Alex the morning following their burglary of the duke’s estate, while they were on their way to cut more peat for the fire. She had intended to cut the squares herself, when Alex volunteered to help.
She had taken his hands—his strong, but surprisingly uncallused hands—into her own and said, “I dinna think this kind of work is what you’re used to, Alex.”MoreLess
No matter how daunting the visit might seem, Kitt had no choice but to go through with it. It had dawned on her, when she considered her clan’s desperate situation, that she might yet save ...them through marriage—to the Earl of Carlisle. He did, after all, have a contract with Blackthorne that allowed him to purchase the duke’s holdings in Scotland.
She had mentioned the subject to Alex the morning following their burglary of the duke’s estate, while they were on their way to cut more peat for the fire. She had intended to cut the squares herself, when Alex volunteered to help.
She had taken his hands—his strong, but surprisingly uncallused hands—into her own and said, “I dinna think this kind of work is what you’re used to, Alex.”MoreLess
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