Thistle and Flame - Her Highland Hero
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“Shh...” she said putting her finger to Gavin’s lips. “We have an audience.”
Gavin looked to where she tilted her head.
Red Ben Black, John Two-Fingers, Lynne and Rodrigo all stood silently, as though they were waiting for something. Lynne seemed to have something in her eye for all the misting up she was doing. She squeezed John’s hand in hers and pulled him close. Rodrigo had a quirk in the corner of his mouth. John was beaming and gripping Lynne’s hand right back, and Red Ben had a grin that stretched from ear to ear.
The sheriff had evidently been too much for one of them to bear, and was a bit unconscious.
“Go on, you lummox! Don’t make her wait all day! Or night, whichever.” John said.
Lynne elbowed him in the ribs.
Gavin bent one of his knees, and then rather collapsed onto the ground. He held on tight to Kenna’s hand and pulled himself to one knee.
“Kenna Moore,” he said. “Will you do me the honor of making me the happiest man who's ever lived?”
“Ach,” she said blushing. “You want me to make you oats when we get to the Blacks?”
“No, I want you to be my wife.”
Ben, Rodrigo, John and Lynne all leaned forward. No one, except the sheriff, took a breath.
“I thought you said you were going to wait until we were in a better place and hopefully we were alone! I’ll be the happiest woman in the world if you can give me a herd of little red-headed sprouts. Of course I’ll marry you!”
Cheers burst through the prison halls, around the bends and through the bars.
Cheers filled the Edinburgh night as the prisoners streamed out and into freedom.
But inside, the cheers were louder still.
“Get up you oaf,” Kenna said, and kissed Gavin again as soon as he did. “Let’s go home.”
Kenna pulled Gavin to his feet and he threw his arms around her, holding her close against his chest. He kissed her once on the cheek, breathing her in. He kissed her behind the ear, and made her moan.
“What’s this?” He said as his lips found the cord about her neck.
“What do you think?” She pulled out the glass pendant that Macdonald had ripped from her and Olga fixed. “I never lost it.”
“The thistle...”
“Aye, Gavin Macgregor. You had me before we ever spoke a word. Let’s go.”
Arm around her shoulder, Gavin limped and Kenna held his hand tight to her chest.
THE END
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About the Author
Romance, suspense, thrills and chills are Anya Karin's favorite things to write and to read.
She lives for complex plots, characters that come to life, and maybe even a little bit of spice. So, that's exactly what she writes!
She lives in Pheonix with two dogs, a spouse and a pair of sprouts who are listed in the reverse order of the messes they make!