Page 144 of The Valiant Knight
At.
All.
The mere idea of her leaving Scotland made him so angry. He hadn’t had a chance with her yet.
It wasn’t fair.
“Gabby.”
She moved at him, and he opened his arms for her. She buried her face in his shirt, and held onto him.
The whole time, he protected her.
“Don’t let it scare you away. I’ll figure it out. We can do this. Elizabeth needs this handled, and I’m getting to the bottom of this.”
He couldn’t say goodbye.
Finn just couldn’t do it.
“Okay, Gabby.”
It was time to come clean.
“When I was sinking in the water, I heard the same voice that was in the tower. I felt it pulling me down.”
His face didn’t register shock. That told her one thing, and only one thing.
“You heard the voice in the water, didn’t you? What did it say to you?”
He couldn’t believe any of this.
Yesterday, his life was normal.
Today, not so much.
“I did hear it. There was laughter, and he said one thing. Punishment.”
She looked up at him.
“Help me solve this. I know there’s something we’re missing. Gryphen and Ian figured out where Ceit was placed, and now, we have to do our part in this mystery. We have to figure out who this is. Everything happens for a reason, Finn.”
That he believed.
“Okay, Gabby,” he said. “Just stick close, okay, Lass? This place is off, and I don’t like how it’s targeting you.”
Well, yeah, her either.
Because she wanted to move on from the fear, she looked up at him, and smiled.
When she did, his heart skipped.
Because he owed her tenderness, he caught her mouth with his, and slowly kissed her.
Now, this was Finn.
Immediately, she could tell the difference between the kisses.
This one got her wet, and the other did no such thing. There was something about this man and she couldn’t imagine not taking the challenge and joining him on this adventure.
