“No.” Eachann wouldn’t move.
She looked back at Calum. “I know you threatened to hurt her.”
“I’ve never hurt a woman in my life.”
“That’s a lie! When we were in the cave, she told me what you tried to do.”
“If my brother was going to hurt her, George, he wouldn’t have rescued her.”
“Ha!”
Calum was more confused than ever. The lass was still sound asleep. He wasn’t surprised. She had to be exhausted. He tried to remember what he’d said or done that would make her tell this woman something so ridiculous. As he remembered it, he’d been trying to take away her fear, not add to it.
He could feel George watching him. It made him nervous, which made it hard for him to think. He paced a moment, staring at the wet carpet.
Earlier Amy had been afraid of him, afraid enough to knock him daft with a whisky glass. But he didn’t think she was afraid of him anymore. He shoved his glasses back up his nose and turned. “What did she tell you?”
“She said you were going to ravish her.”
“Ravish her?” Calum stood there dumbfounded. He thought back. What the hell had he said to her?
“Calum?” Eachann roared with laughter.
“Amy wouldn’t lie to me.”
“Calum wouldn’t ravish a woman,” Eachann told her.
“I thought she was tired so I said it was time to go to bed.”
The shrew’s chin came up. “See.”
“I didn’t mean together.” Calum ran a hand through his hair. “I meant to go to sleep. Alone.”
“I don’t believe you.” She glanced at Amy. “She’s not even moving. What have you done to her?”
“Nothing. The poor lass is exhausted. Let her up, Eachann. She’s not going to believe me until she sees for herself.”
Eachann straightened and stepped back. The shrew shot upright. She marched over to Amy and knelt down beside her. “Amy. Wake up.”
The lass didn’t move.
“Amy.” She picked up her hand and rubbed and shook it. “Amy. Wake up.”
Amy opened her eyes and stared at them from empty dazed eyes.
“Are you all right?”
“Umm-hmmm.” Amy wiggled in the chair, then winced. “I’m just so tired and sore.”
“Calum wouldn’t hurt her. I told you that.”
“And I’m supposed to believe you? Sorry, MacOaf, but you have no credibility.”
Calum looked back and forth from one to the other. He was getting dizzy.
“My brother saved her life.”
“And you ruined mine!”
