“Did they hurt you?”
She bowed her head. Iain hesitated as if he might press her, then picked up her dress. He loosened the tartan from her fingers. His jaw clenched and he reached in the direction of her bodice. Victoria flinched.
Iain halted. “What is this?”
Victoria looked down at a dark red mark that marred the swell of her breast. She yanked the dress from his grasp and held it to her. “You need ask?” His gaze dropped to where the garment now covered the bruise, then returned to the unsteady lift of her chin. His eyes hardened, but he turned away, allowing her to dress.
Iain escorted her back to the camp and left her with two of his men, then disappeared into the forest again. When he returned, she was sitting on a pallet. “You are sure he is dead?” Victoria cursed the tremble in her voice. “Aye,” Iain answered.
“What of the other one?” “I tied him to a tree.”
“What if I steal away and kill him?”
Iain shrugged. “It would be no more than he deserves.”
“I have the right. Men do not understand that women also need justice.”
All amusement died from his face. “I do know, lass, and you shall have it.”
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About the Author
Award-winning, published author Tarah Scott cut her teeth on authors such as Georgette Heyer, Zane Grey, and Amanda Quick. Her favorite book is A Tale of Two Cities, with Gone With the Wind as a close second. She writes classical romance, suspense, horror and mainstream.