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General Washington’s troops.”
    Kaitlyn nodded, unable to tear her eyes from his.
    “Good night, Katie,” he whispered. His eyes lingered briefly
upon her lips before he spun on his heels and disappeared into the darkness.
    She felt the blood immediately drain from her face. Was it a
coincidence that he had just called her “Katie”? Could she be Katie Macan?
    Was this actually real?
    Was she supposed to be here?

Chapter Two
     
    If the rock poking her in the ass all night didn’t convince
her that her surroundings were quite real then the fact that she now felt as
though she were walking on shards of glass was certain to accomplish the task.
    Kaitlyn stared at the business end of one of the officer’s
horses as she attempted to keep a serene expression on her face. When Gabriel
had mentioned that they would be marching in the morning, she didn’t given it
much thought. Now she wished she had manipulated her way into riding with him.
At first, the time passed quickly as she and Eileen chatted away while they
walked with the regiment. But after walking for several hours, Kaitlyn wasn’t
certain how much more her feet could endure.
    When she felt close to collapsing to the ground, they
thankfully stopped for a lunch break. Unfortunately, by that point, Kaitlyn
could no longer hide the fact that her feet felt like they were being stabbed
with a dozen blunt knives every time she took a step. Eileen fussed over her
like a mother hen all throughout lunch in the hopes that all Kaitlyn really
needed was a bit of rest. However, when the younger woman realized that Kaitlyn
was in no condition to continue the march, she decided to check Kaitlyn’s feet
for further injuries.
    “Is there a problem?” asked Philip as he strode purposefully
over to the two women.
    Eileen briefly glanced at her cousin as she began pulling
off Kaitlyn’s hiking boots. “Her feet are becoming blistered. She is having
difficulty walking.” Gently removing one sock, Eileen held up Kaitlyn’s
reddened foot to show him.
    Philip rolled his eyes and shook his head. “She should have
stayed behind in the village if she cannot keep up with us.”
    Eileen huffed indignantly and turned to glare at him. “How
can you expect any normal woman to be used to such strenuous marching?”
    “I do not, which is precisely why they should stay at home,”
he snapped as he placed his hands on his hips.
    Eileen stood and mimicked her cousin’s stance as she
continued to look him straight in the eye. “Where is your gratitude? What if I
had not made it to camp last night? The information she had saved your neck!”
    “We have men whose boots have worn through and whose feet
are bleeding as we speak. I cannot concern myself with the blisters of some
woman,” he retorted with a snort.
    “Hey, if you haven’t noticed, I’m right here,” Kaitlyn
announced, her voice laced with annoyance. Since when did she become invisible?
Not a moment had gone by, since she had arrived in camp that most pairs of eyes
within twenty feet weren’t fixed directly on her. Now, suddenly, people were
acting like she had disappeared into thin air.
    Walking toward them with long, purposeful strides, Gabriel
caught their attention.
    “Miss McCann is developing blisters on her feet. She can
barely walk,” Eileen quickly explained before either Gabriel or Philip could
open their mouths.
    Philip glared at Eileen. “Which is why we should have left
her behind.”
    “I’m right here!” Kaitlyn began to leap to her feet to stand
next to Eileen.
    Gabriel had obviously seen that she was about to pounce. He
placed his hand firmly on her shoulder to keep her on the rock. Kneeling down,
he cupped her left foot in his palms and tenderly slid his thumb up and down
the sole as he carefully inspected it.
    “The blisters will not be terrible,” he announced after a
few moments as he gently lowered her foot to the ground.
    All thoughts of wringing Philip’s neck faded into the back
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