Page 273 of The Valiant Knight
He laughed.
“A bad one. Other than that, he’s better—physically. Emotionally, he’s a mess. His parents disowned him when he came out.”
She hurt for him.
“That’s terrible.”
“Yeah, so when you’re living here with your Prince Charming, keep an eye on him. Okay?”
Gabby could tell that Tony had gotten attached to the man. It was clear he was worried about him.
“I will, Tony.”
That made him happy.
“Thanks, Gabby. See you when you get back. Ceit’s skull is back in her crypt, and she’s tucked away. Our work here is just about done.”
Yeah, she was going to miss Tony when he went back.
“We’ll see you later.”
Hanging up, she backed her way out of the archives, and made sure she left no trace of using Finn’s work laptop.
As she was wrapping up, she heard keys in the lock, and stood up. When she saw Finn enter the house, she moved toward him and went into his arms.
He grabbed his woman, and hugged her to his body. When he kissed her, everything felt right in the world.
“Oh, Lordy, but the newlywed wannabes are already kissing like they’ve been apart for years,” Catherine joked.
Finn hushed her.
“If my woman stops kissing me like that, I’m going to blame you, Catty.”
She laughed.
“Hey,” Gabby said, and was pulled away from Finn and hugged by the woman.
“Hey!” she said. “You had time to escape. Why didn’t you make a run for it?” she teased. “The troll moves slow.”
Gabby laughed.
“You guys go hard,” she said.
Finn kissed his sister on the forehead.
“That we do, Lass. It’s out of nothing but adoration and love. How was your researching?”
Oh, well, she had foundPLENTY.
“Well, we found some things, and Tony and Graham did too.”
First, she told him what they found by way of the letter from Lord Oisin of Darragh, her father.
He listened, and whistled.
“That makes him a suspect in the murder. If he got to the castle before Duncan and Ciarán, he could be the one who hit her in the face before she fell out the window.”
Catherine was curious.
