A Lass’s Gambit: A Steamy Scottish Medieval Historical Romance (Tangled In Tartan Book 1) by Ann Marie Scott

Author:Ann Marie Scott [Scott, Ann Marie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2023-12-03T00:00:00+00:00

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“Hey, hey where are ye taking him? What dae ye want? If ye are working for his Da, then I can promise ye that he hae done naething wrong,” Anne cried out, desperately trying to get the attention of the three burly men who were dragging Finlay away. Nobody else seemed bothered by this disturbance, not even the guards. Perhaps they knew better than to meddle in these affairs. Finlay wore a defeated look and shook his head as Anne approached, while the other men halted their stride. They looked Anne up and down and smiled. Anne put her hands on her hips and glared at them. They laughed mockingly and shook their heads. One of them, who seemed to be the leader, did the talking for them.

“His Da? Ye dinnae know much about him, dae ye? We work for Murdoch. I take it ye are one of the Laird’s guests, sae ye probably hae nae heard of Murdoch. If ye keep yer wits about ye, it’ll stay that way.”

“And what daes Murdoch want with Finlay?” she asked.

The man grunted. “Finlay here owes Murdoch some money, and sae far he hae refused tae pay up.” He swung his gaze to Finlay and glared at him, telling him the exact amount. Anne’s eyes widened. It was not a small amount at all.

“It’s all a misunderstanding! There was a misattribution of funds and I have tried to correct the oversight before but-” Finlay was silenced by a thump in the gut. He doubled over. Anne winced. Another man grabbed Finlay’s head and pulled it back.

“Keep yer mouth shut,” he growled, showing in no uncertain terms that Finlay would be in for another beating if he spoke out of turn again. Anne had no idea how these beastly men were able to get away with such a show of violence in plain sight, but clearly, things worked differently in this clan than she had believed. To treat the son of a Laird like this was asking for trouble, but at least it shed light on things. Finlay must have fallen out of favor with his father because of money. She should have guessed that to be the case really, since money was at the heart of so many problems in the world. He probably hadn’t even told his father about this to save face, and to make matters worse she had just stolen Finlay’s money.

“If ye are foolish enough tae care for him, then bring money tae Murdoch’s tavern by nightfall, otherwise ye should say a sweet farewell tae yer prince here,” the men then laughed again as they dragged Finlay away. It was a horrible sound. Anne’s heart shuddered with pain. They disappeared into the crowd, while Anne went to chase after them, seeking more answers. She wanted to know exactly what had happened for Finlay to owe this money. It must have been some mistake, surely, and were they really going to kill him? Such a crime could not go unpunished, could it?

Rory held her back, however.

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