Page 2 of Highlander’s Dangerous Love

“‘Tis alright. Next time ye can be my hero,” Gemma said. “Look, here. I made this when Bryce captured me.”

She handed him the small circle of braided grass, which she’d managed to embellish with the small yellow petals of a dandelion.

Colin took it gracefully, turning it over in his palm and inspecting it.

“Very bonny,” he praised.

Gemma smiled.

“I’ve just learnt how tae braid wi’ more than three strands. So I made ye a ring,” she explained.

Colin smiled, a sweet, toothy grin that only a ten-year-old could have and still be considered cute. The dimples on either side of his mouth only added to his charm. His red hair had come loose from the tie at the back, sticking to his sweaty face.

“I’ll keep it forever, m’lady,” he said, gently pushing it on the third finger of his left hand.

“It’ll wilt,” Gemma warned.

“I’ll make sure it doesn’t.”

How he was going to control the natural cycle of plant life, Gemma wasn’t sure, but she trusted Colin when he said that. Had he been able to play the hero today, she was sure she would have been rescued quicker. He smiled and squeezed her hand before running off to join his family, and she hers. Gemma had a fleeting feeling that she’d always be able to count on Colin.