A Two-Faced Laird: A Steamy Scottish Medieval Historical Romance Collection (A Highland Ruse of Love Book 1) by Olivia Kerr

Author:Olivia Kerr [Kerr, Olivia]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2024-07-12T00:00:00+00:00

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Aidan found himself in his father’s study again just before dinner, but as he sat down wearily, he could not help but look back at his experience with Edina and feel a sense of deep well-being spread through him. He hoped it would carry him through what he knew was going to be quite an ordeal.

However, he was jerked back to reality again when his father said, “I have news for you, son.”

His tone was ominous.

A lump of dread suddenly settled into the pit of his stomach.

“Yes, Father?” he asked inquiringly, trying not to look the way he felt.

This was the moment he was going to find out his fate.

The Laird steepled his hands in front of him and looked his son squarely in the eye.

“I have found you a bride,” he said in a flat, no-argument tone. “A very suitable young woman, Fenella Anderson. She comes from a good, respectable family, brings a sizable dowry, and is reasonably good to look at. The wedding will take place in three months, which should give both of our families plenty of time to prepare. It will also give you time to court the young lady and get to know her. I know you have met socially many times, but that is not quite enough.”

Aidan was seething with fury, but with a great effort of will he managed to assume a perfectly neutral expression.

“Father, I told you before that I am not marrying anyone unless she is my own choice.” His voice was firm and certain. “You may have a wedding if you wish, but you will be having it without me. I refuse to marry any woman while my brother is absent. I want to make up my own mind about my wife. I am the one who will be living with her for the rest of my life, after all. What if we hate each other?”

“Your mother and I hardly knew each other on our wedding day,” Laird Findlay pointed out, “and we have been happy together for twenty eight-years. Many other couples are the same.”

“And many are not,” Aidan growled.

“Anyway, I’m afraid there is no turning back now,” his father said smugly. “The contract has already been signed.”

“Really?” Aidan stood up, and so did Laird Findlay.

He was three inches taller than his father, and it had always given him a psychological advantage, as it did now, since his father cowered back slightly in his seat.

“Then you can unsign it, Father, or tear it up, because unless you drag me kicking and screaming to the church, I refuse to marry Fenella.”

“I am afraid unsigning—whatever that means—the contract will do no good,” the Laird said, his voice gritty as he looked at his son.

If Aidan thought he was going to intimidate his father, he had another think coming.

“Do you not need my signature?” he asked, trying to keep the desperation out of his voice. “I am the bridegroom, after all.”

He stared at his father, hoping to intimidate him, but it did not work.

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