Mouthing a harsh oath, he stormed from the house to the stream and swung his head around. She still hadn't returned when he'd finished attempting the paper and two very poor cups of coffee. She cursed him in Catalan, then, in a flurry of red, swished out of the room. She pivoted around, sputtering at the indignity. 'So doona leave the trail,' he ordered as he swatted her backside. It's only once you leave the trail that your feet will get sliced.' He lifted her by the waist, then set her on her feet toward the door. Like her hands, they were as soft as baby's skin. He set to her slippers, pulling them off for her. She didn't get the question out before he'd risen, taken her by the waist, and plopped her in his seat. 'We're miles and mountains away from any village, and if you doona have a horse - or shoes - you will no' get far.' And if I go with you and see you bathe. 'You can avail yourself.' With almost all his men out hunting, and the ones who stayed caring for the horses, she would have privacy. 'There's a stream nearby.' He folded the paper and tossed it away.

Everyone on earth, save perhaps Liam and Gavin, would know she was. He wondered how he would react if she managed to ask him for something.Ĭourt knew she was planning some little coup. When she stopped to stand just before him, he lowered the paper and found her glaring at him. Once she swept from her room, he sat, forcing himself to read a dated newspaper and to ignore flashes of scarlet as she paced by. 'You can come outside if you want,' he muttered. She was pacing furiously, cheeks pinkened, and for some reason this morning, it just seemed cruel to confine her in such a small room when she was like this.

He strode to the lodge, half expecting her to be gone, but he found her still in her room as he'd ordered.

The men were acting strangely, glancing at the sky when Court looked at them, most setting off at once to go fish or ride. Straight away, he knew something was off. Only then did he allow himself to dress and return. When he found a lake, he stripped, then plunged into the icy water, remaining until his skin was numbed and his desire for her cooled. To clear his mind, Court had ridden alone for most of the next morning, hunting and exploring the area, but he hadn't been able to shake his thoughts of Annal¨ªa.

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