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Authors: Kerrigan Byrne
Redeemed (Heroes of the Highlands) (The MacKays #2) (17 page)
“Kylah? What’s happening.” Daroch clutched her to him, felt her body grow incrementally warmer as Fae flesh became human, fused with blood and mortal energy. He dared not hope. He dared not trust the word of a Faerie.
Suddenly, she pulled back, a radiant smile catching the tears that fell from her eyes. “Could you have imagined, Daroch, when this day dawned that we’d have your vengeance, and then be blessed with my life…
our
lives?”
Daroch felt a smile overtake his own mouth and, for once, he did not fight it. “It truly defies the odds.”
“I love you, Daroch McLeod.”
Daroch sobered. “I… meant what I said to the Faerie. I canna imagine one single day without ye in it. I feel this—perplexing and primitive drive to possess every part of ye. To be what no other man could possibly be in yer eyes. I want ye to belong to me and to tell me what to do. I want to be the answer to all yer infuriating questions. I want…”
Kylah stilled the movement of his lips by laying a gentle finger them. “If you said, ‘I love you, Kylah’, that would encompass all of that and save us a great deal of time that could be spent doing things
other
than talking.” Heat flared in her eyes and she made a gesture toward his antechamber.
“I love ye, Kylah.” Daroch tested the words and realized nothing he’d ever learned, studied, discovered, or confirmed ever felt more like the absolute truth.
About the Author
Kerrigan Byrne's stories span the spectrum of romantic fiction from historical, to paranormal, to romantic suspense. She can always promise her reader one thing: memorable and sexy Celtic heroes who are guaranteed to heat your blood before they steal your heart.
Kerrigan lives at the base of the Rocky Mountains with her husband and his three lovely daughters. She's worked in Law Enforcement for the better part of a decade.
*Kerrigan donates a percentage of all book sales to
www.womenforwomen.org
to help the innocent survivors of global war and oppression.
To find other books by Kerrigan, visit her website at:
www.kerriganbyrne.com
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