Highlander the Conqueror (BLOOD & HONOR HIGHLAND TRILOGY #3) by Donna Fletcher EPUB & PDF – eBook Details Online
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- Authors: Donna Fletcher
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A familiar noise roused Sky from her light slumber. As she slowly
emerged from a fitful sleep, a sense of puzzlement enveloped her.
Had she truly heard something, or had she imagined it? Or had it been
nothing more than a remnant of a dream she failed to recall? The cloth hood
secured over her head, so it could not be removed, coupled with the
oppressive darkness of the cell, prevented her from discerning whether it
was day or night. She had lost all grasp of time, uncertain of how many
days had elapsed since her arrival or the duration since her sisters, Leora
and Elsie, had managed to escape.
Struggling against the heaviness of her limbs, Sky attempted to stand.
The shackles on her wrists and the chains connecting them to a cold,
unyielding metal ring embedded in the stone wall seemed to gain weight
with each passing day. The memories of her sister Leora’s warning echoed
in her mind. Pace often so that your legs are fit enough to run out of here
when either I or Elsie return to rescue you.
She had lost hope without her sisters there to encourage her and had not
continued to do as Leora advised so she could keep her legs strong. She
attempted to stand but her feet protested, tingling from numbness. She had
sat too long. She moved her feet back and forth to force feeling back into
them. Then she braced her hand against the stone wall and struggled to get
to her feet, but her legs would have none of it. She collapsed back on the
floor with each try.
How long had it been since she had initiated a deliberate
pace within the cramped confines of her cell? Each intentional step she had
taken had become a small act of rebellion, a defiance against the physical
and mental constraints imposed upon her. The cell’s size had been a
mystery, revealed to her only by the exploratory reach of her hands, as the
hood had been thrust over her head upon her arrival at Dundren Abbey. She
discovered that, even in her shackled state, a stretch of her hand could graze
the four enclosing walls.
Occasionally, a sliver of light penetrated the otherwise impenetrable
darkness, streaming through a narrow opening in the stone wall. The thin
beam offered a fleeting connection to the outside world, ushering in a
breath of fresh, chilled air. The spring nights stubbornly clung to the
vestiges of winter, a reminder of the unpredictable Highland weather that
could defy seasonal expectations.
Would she ever see the beauty of the forest again and visit with the
animals? That she even questioned such a thing felt like a surrender to her
dire circumstances. She needed to remain strong and believe that rescue
would come soon. Her thoughts shifted to her sisters. She missed them.
Elsie, the oldest, had escaped first with promises to return as soon as she
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