The Sunstone Brooch : Time Travel Romance by Katherine Logan (i am reading a book TXT) π

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βI told you once before that youβre as close to Jekyll and Hyde as any man Iβve met. I went back to you once, but I donβt think I can do it again.β
Then she was gone, taking everything that mattered with her. No, that wasnβt true. His son mattered. The clan mattered. Protecting the brooches mattered.
But, ye dumbass, Meredith matters most of all.
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MacKlenna Farm, KYβEnsley
Ensley wandered around the farm, trying to figure out which direction to go, when she spotted Meredith stomping through the pasture, her sunbonnet brim flopping with every fierce stride. Ensley stood on tiptoe and waved frantically and then stopped and laughed at herself. Would a few extra inches make her more visible behind the rolling hills? Hell, no!
βMs. Montgomery! Wait up!β
Meredith shielded her eyes with her hand and waited for Ensley to reach her. βPlease call me Meredith. Ms. Montgomery makes me sound ancient.β
Ensleyβs cheeks heated. βIβll try, but my mom would shoot me for being so informal with you.β
A flash of sadness crossed Meredithβs features. βIβm sorry about your parents. Losing one is hard enough to cope with, but losing both so close together prolongs that raw and intense grief.β
βItβs been hard, and selling the ranch recently just brought it all back again. But Iβm getting by.β
βWhat always gets me with a surprise wham is the way grief seems to relish catching me in a snare. Emotions shouldnβt have so much power.β
Ensley connected with Meredithβs grief, so heavy in her voice, but Ensley didnβt remember JC ever mentioning his parents had experienced a tragedy.
βI agree with that. Grief pops up and sinks me in a puddle of despair without a momentβs notice, and God forbid if I try to fight it. Resisting gives it more power.β
βExactly,β Meredith said, tugging on the brim of her sunbonnet. βLetβs go over to those trees, where thereβs shade. The sunβs too bright out here, and I donβt have sunglasses.β They quickly fell into a comfortable pace over the uneven ground. βIβm sure being abandoned in the past didnβt help with the grieving process. I hope the adventure wasnβt too awful.β
βSpending time with Teddy Roosevelt was incredible, but being alone in the Badlands without a knife, gun, or even a fishing pole, created a whole set of problems Iβve never faced before. Then I broke my foot, got caught in a cattle stampede, was attacked by a bear, and then threatened by members of the Illuminati.β
Meredith pressed her hand on Ensleyβs forearm, and the weight of it wasnβt at all reassuring. It was shaking slightly, and from a woman of steel like Meredith Montgomery, Ensley found it disturbing.
βThey found you, too? Oh, Jesus. But you got away? They didnβt hurt you?β Meredith lifted her skirts high above her boot tops and picked up speed.
Ensley easily kept pace but was unsure why they were hurrying. Did Meredith think the Illuminati would find them here?
God, thatβs a terrifying thought.
She glanced around and realized they were in a vulnerable position. If riders came after them, there was nowhere to hide. Ensley didnβt voice her fear, and neither did Meredith, but when they hurried toward the trees, it was apparent they had scared themselves. They paused in the shadow of the elm and oak trees and searched the pasture in both directions.
βTell me what happened when the Illuminati found you and how you got away.β
βIt happened the first night we were on the train coming here. Remy and Austin noticed our steward had a ring with a symbol used by the Illuminati. We escaped with guns blazing. Austin and I are fine, but Remy got two flesh wounds in his butt. Fortunately, he should be up and about later today.β
βKnowing Remy, nothing will keep him down as long as he has his sticks. But what about Tavis?β
βAbout three days agoββEnsley rubbed her foreheadββIβve lost track of time, but I think it was three days. Anyway, I went down to the river to clean up and was attacked by a grizzly. I bought an Akhal-Teke stallion from TR a couple of weeks earlier and named him Tesoro. When Tesoro saw the bear, he didnβt run away but instead got between the bear and me and fought it until the animal mauled him to death.β
Meredith gasped. βOh, my God! But you had a rifleβ¦β
βYeah, but I left it with my tack at the remuda.β
βI canβt imagine how horrifying that was.β
βIt was, and just when I thought I was going to die, Erik ran into the clearing yelling, βTyr!β He was mortally wounded fighting the bear. Then Austin galloped into the bloody clearing, jumped off his horse while reaching for his rifle, and got off four kill shots as if heβd choreographed the scene in advance.β
βIβve watched him perform under pressure,β Meredith said. βHe knows how to do it. But what happened to Tavis?β
βBefore Erik died, he told me Tavis had to take him home. Tavis arrived right after that and returned to Jarlshof with Erikβs body.β
βAnd heβs still there?β Meredithβs terrified expression only heightened Ensleyβs fears.
βHe told Remy that if he didnβt come back, we should go get him.β
βThereβs no doubt in my mind that the brooches might eventually kill us all.β Meredith grabbed Ensleyβs hand. βCome on. Letβs get out of here.β
They ran from one tree line to another and paused when they could hide in the shadows. βWhat can we do to protect ourselves from the Illuminati?β Ensley asked.
βShort of returning all the brooches to the Council, there isnβt much we can do.β
βWouldnβt that be worse? Remy and Austin told me about the Council and Erikβs home in Jarlshof. It seems to me that it would be easy for the Illuminati to invade Jarlshof, kill the Council members, and take all the brooches.β
βYouβre right. That would be worse.β Meredith glanced behind her and sucked in a breath. And it was hard for Ensley to tell if Meredith was disappointed by
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