“And yet, I only see one thing in your hand.”
“It is as if they are melted together—something I’ve never seen wood do before, though, in truth, they were very old.” She forced a smile to her lips though she felt only sorrow over the loss. “Where there were two, now there is only one.”
Chase picked up the wooden treasure between his thumb and forefinger, holding it out at arm’s length in front of the open window so that it almost looked as if it floated on the surface of the moon framed there.
“I can’t promise you that I’ll always believe in the things you believe in. I can’t promise that I’ll accept that our future is already set in stone by some old women weaving under a big tree. But I agree with what your gods are telling you with this, Christy. We are meant to be one. Both of us are warriors in this life, calling upon the strength of our conviction that we belong together. Both of us have been given the gift of rebirth into a new life.”
He lifted her palm to his lips, pressing a kiss to the spot before replacing the rune into her hand.
“You hang on to that, love. I don’t know what’s to come for us, but I do know that little treasure in your hand is the best symbol I can imagine for our new life. Here. Together. As one.”
© Susie Knezel, www.knezelphotography.com
MELISSA MAYHUE is the award-winning author of Warrior’s Redemption, as well as the Daughters of the Glen series: Thirty Nights with a Highland Husband, Highland Guardian, Soul of a Highlander, A Highlander’s Destiny, A Highlander’s Homecoming, Healing the Highlander, and Highlander’s Curse. She and her family live in Colorado in the shadow of the beautiful Rocky Mountains with two insanely spoiled dogs, one domineering cat, a turtle with attitude, and way too many fish in their aquarium. You can visit her website at www.MelissaMayhue.com.
ALSO BY MELISSA MAYHUE
Thirty Nights with a Highland Husband
Highland Guardian
Soul of a Highlander
A Highlander of Her Own
A Highlander’s Destiny
A Highlander’s Homecoming
Healing the Highlander
Highlander’s Curse
Warrior’s Redemption
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Acknowledgments
Prologue
Chapter One
Chapter Two
Chapter Three
Chapter Four
Chapter Five
Chapter Six
Chapter Seven
Chapter Eight
Chapter Nine
Chapter Ten
Chapter Eleven
Chapter Twelve
Chapter Thirteen
Chapter Fourteen
Chapter Fifteen
Chapter Sixteen
Chapter Seventeen
Chapter Eighteen
Chapter Nineteen
Chapter Twenty
Chapter Twenty-One
Chapter Twenty-Three
Chapter Twenty-Four
Chapter Twenty-Five
Chapter Twenty-Six
Chapter Twenty-Seven
Chapter Twenty-Eight
Chapter Twenty-Nine
Chapter Thirty
Chapter Thirty-One
Chapter Thirty-Two
Chapter Thirty-Three
Chapter Thirty-Four
Chapter Thirty-Five
Chapter Thirty-Six
Chapter Thirty-Seven
Chapter Thirty-Eight
Chapter Thirty-Nine
About Melissa Mayhue