Chapters (50)
- Cover
- Dedication
- One
- Two
- Three
- Four
- Five
- Six
- Seven
- Eight
- Nine
- Ten
- Eleven
- Twelve
- Thirteen
- Fourteen
- Fifteen
- Sixteen
- Seventeen
- Eighteen
- Nineteen
- Twenty
- Twenty-One
- Twenty-Two
- Twenty-Three
- Twenty-Four
- Twenty-Five
- Twenty-Six
- Twenty-Seven
- Twenty-Eight
- Twenty-Nine
- Thirty
- Thirty-One
- Thirty-Two
- Thirty-Three
- Thirty-Four
- Thirty-Five
- Thirty-Six
- Thirty-Seven
- Thirty-Eight
- Thirty-Nine
- Forty
- Forty-One
- Forty-Two
- Forty-Three
- Forty-Four
- Forty-Five
- Forty-Six
- The Pengarron Sagas
- The Harvey Family Sagas
He was a man of carnal need. He had taken pleasure with Catherine the first moment alone on the day of their arrival, in the daytime too. He would have no one to fill that need now. Olivia pushed aside the belief that he might like nothing more in the world than her own mother to take Catherine’s place. Instead she concentrated on the sinful stirrings her thoughts and his nearness were giving her.
‘What’re you thinking?’ Clem asked.
It was a pleasure to hold this young woman close to him, so similar in mould to Kerensa. Her body shape was sealed against him, she was pleasingly feminine and she smelled delicious. It appealed to him to think how outraged her rotten father would be if he could see them now, the dark-faced monster who had so very nearly killed his flesh and blood. He would never ever forgive Pengarron for that.
‘That I will talk to my father. Timothy wouldn’t dare go against him.’
‘Good for you, Livvy. There’s only one thing ever to be afraid of and that’s not following your dream.’
Still, she wanted to linger close to him.
‘Clem.’ She took a long length of his hair and twisted it around her finger. ‘Why did Catherine have to leave for home so suddenly? I’m afraid I didn’t say goodbye to her.’ Olivia was pleased her duty-conscious sister-in-law was out of the house. So much easier to make Timothy eat a surfeit of humble pie.
‘A problem with Kerris, my brother’s wife, I think. Something only a woman can deal with, by the sounds of it.’
‘I think I’ll ride over to the farm with you. I’d like to talk to Jessica. I know I can’t mention my father to her, but we need each other’s support.’
‘It’ll be good timing. Your mother and sister are there. First, I’ll help you clear up this mess.’
Yes, Kerensa was there. Now he had a better opportunity to pursue what should rightfully be his.
Olivia ran down to the kitchen and fetched a broom. She swept up all the splinters while Clem made a pile of the larger broken pieces, then they disposed of the evidence of her broken-hearted fury.
‘A good job you didn’t start on the paints.’ He grinned, tweaking her hair.
‘Thanks for all your help, Clem. And for what you’ve said, I’ll never forget it.’
‘I’m glad to have helped, Livvy.’