A Lass’s Gambit (TANGLED IN TARTAN #1) by Ann Marie Scott EPUB & PDF – eBook Details Online
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- Authors: Ann Marie Scott
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Nine years later…
It was the middle of the night in Tarbert village. Anne, now a
woman of twenty-two, slipped out of bed. She smoothed down her hair and
wore a wicked smile. She was light on her feet, while candlelight
illuminated the room. Behind her, a man snored. His lips were parted,
showing yellow teeth, while his chest rose and fell with each breath. She
stifled a chuckle, pitying him for the way his eyes had lit up when she had
approached him, knowing that he was a fool for believing he could ever
spend the night with her. But some men’s ambition was their downfall.
Anne had made a living off of this. While he slept, his mind addled with
drink, she rifled through his clothes, relieving him of his pouch. The weight
felt nice in her hands, and she knew it was going to be a while before she
and Rory were going to go hungry again. She clutched it close to her chest
and closed her eyes for a moment, feeling triumph rushing through her. She
gripped it tightly, not intending to let it go for anything, and then glanced
back at the man.
A pang of guilt stabbed at her heart because she hated that
she had to resort to stealing like this, but she told herself that he deserved it.
After speaking with him it was clear that he wasn’t a nice man, and he
would only have frittered this money away on other vices. Better that it be
put to good use, like feeding two starving people who had no other way to
survive. In a way, she was helping him be charitable, and that had to be
good for the soul.
She stole away from the room before he had a chance to wake up. She
closed the door quietly behind her and relaxed when no commotion was
raised. She tiptoed through the inn and descended the stairs to the bar, when
she narrowed her eyes. She hunched her shoulders and walked towards a
table, reaching down and pinching Rory’s ear. He jerked awake, batting
away her hand, and rubbing his earlobe as he frowned at her.
“Ye are supposed tae be keeping watch,” she hissed, glancing around with a
furtive gaze, trying to make sure that nobody noticed her crime. The last
thing she needed was someone noticing the same woman with straight red
hair, emerald eyes, and a dusting of freckles across her face frequenting
taverns and leaving men sleeping in bed, frustrated that instead of enjoying
a warm body they were relieved of their coins.
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