Page 120 of The Highlander's Auctioned Virgin
His gaze drifted to the cup on the table, and he walked towards it. He closed his hand around it before he could think, then lifted it and hurled it across the room with all the strength he could muster. It struck the far wall and shattered into a spray of clay and dust.
He remained there, watching the cloud of dust rise to the open window.
Elinor quickened her steps as she made her way back to her room. Her throat felt tight, and her chest heaved hard, as if at any moment from now, she would lose the ability to breathe properly.
The familiar walls of her room greeted her as she stepped in, and her eyes darted around. She could not believe she had let herself lose control like that.
Perhaps it was the lack of sleep. Maybe next time, she just needed to make certain that she had enough rest before confronting him. Or anyone, for that matter. She debated asking Thomas about what caused the blood on her husband’s shirt. If no one else knew, Thomas would.
She shrugged off the thought the instant it came.
“Nae now,” she whispered, almost to herself.
A knock on the door pierced the air, and her head snapped up. The door opened slowly, and Jenny walked in, her eyes wary and her head lowered slightly.
“M’Lady,” she greeted, her voice just as meek as she looked.
“Jenny, I intend to go visit the cabin for a while. I daenae want anyone to disturb me,” Elinor ordered, her voice sharp. “If anyone wants to talk to me, tell them to come back another day.”
“Alright, M’Lady,” Jenny responded, her head still lowered.
“Good. Ye may go,” Elinor muttered and watched Jenny turn around.
Soon, the maid left the room, and the door clicked shut behind her.
Elinor sighed, her eyes lingering on the door. She needed a break, and this was a certain way for her to get it.
She needed a place to think. A place away from the castle.
She rose to her feet once again.
“He kens where to find me,” she whispered to herself.
As she started to pack her clothes into her trunk, a voice in the back of her head whispered that he would.
He would find her.
