The Campbell Trilogy
“Patrick’s arm jerked hard under her ribs, cinching her tight against him. The familiar muscled wall of his chest felt as yielding as granite.
“Damn it, Lizzie, stop,” he said harshly in her ear, his voice rough with pain. “I’m trying to save both our lives, but if you keep hitting my leg like that, we’re going to fall.”
She stilled. His leg. God, he’d been shot. The moment of bloodcurdling panic when the ball had exploded was still etched on her foolish heart. Even after he’d discarded and betr...ayed her, she didn’t want him to die. Not yet, at least. Not until she knew the truth. Then she might do the foul deed herself.
She remembered the shock, the hard slam in her chest, when he’d lifted his sword against her clansmen, preventing him from shooting the very MacGregor who’d attacked her. He’d joined the MacGregor against her clansmen and then turned around and fought him. It didn’t make sense.
It was obvious that they knew each other—more than knew. Looking back and forth between them as they battled—there was something … She closed her eyes, fighting the sour taste that rose in the back of her throat.MoreLess
“Damn it, Lizzie, stop,” he said harshly in her ear, his voice rough with pain. “I’m trying to save both our lives, but if you keep hitting my leg like that, we’re going to fall.”
She stilled. His leg. God, he’d been shot. The moment of bloodcurdling panic when the ball had exploded was still etched on her foolish heart. Even after he’d discarded and betr...ayed her, she didn’t want him to die. Not yet, at least. Not until she knew the truth. Then she might do the foul deed herself.
She remembered the shock, the hard slam in her chest, when he’d lifted his sword against her clansmen, preventing him from shooting the very MacGregor who’d attacked her. He’d joined the MacGregor against her clansmen and then turned around and fought him. It didn’t make sense.
It was obvious that they knew each other—more than knew. Looking back and forth between them as they battled—there was something … She closed her eyes, fighting the sour taste that rose in the back of her throat.MoreLess
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