Highland Hellion by Mary Wine

Author:Mary Wine
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Publisher: Sourcebooks
Published: 2017-04-05T04:00:00+00:00

Six

“I would have thought ye’d be talking to Katherine.”

Marcus MacPherson offered Rolfe a menacing grin. “Ye can be very sure I will be having words with me sister later.”

“She is no’ yer sister,” Rolfe responded. “At the moment, ye are acting far more like her father.”

“At the risk of agreeing with ye, when all I want to do is choke the life from ye, aye,” Marcus replied. “That’s a fine, healthy way for ye to think of me. Because I swear I’ll twist yer cock off if ye harmed that lass.”

Duncan let out a snort, gaining him a glare from Marcus. “Perhaps I’ll start with ye, Duncan Lindsey, for allowing this wedding on yer land when ye knew the lass was under MacPherson protection.”

Duncan sobered. “The lass agreed, or I would no’ have let it happen. And I do nae care for yer tone. A bit of ransom is one thing; rape under the guise of marriage is another. One I do nae hold with.”

Marcus nodded.

“She did agree,” Rolfe insisted. “So do nae insult me by suggesting I took her against her will.”

“Ye’re saying she went to McTavish land of her own accord?” Marcus questioned.

Rolfe drew in a stiff breath. “Nae.”

Marcus’s expression tightened.

“Colum Gordon had a mind to burn her at the stake,” Rolfe said. “Ye should nae have allowed her to run wild.”

Marcus bristled. “I made sure she could defend herself. Can ye tell me truthfully that the fact that she is English has no’ caused trouble for ye? I’m no’ so arrogant to think that, short of locking her abovestairs, there won’t be times she’ll have to rely on herself.”

Rolfe nodded reluctantly. “I am no’ debating the need for her to learn to defend herself. Did ye truly no’ see the harm in her riding out at night? Christ, man, me own men caught her once, thinking her a lad.”

“So,” Marcus growled softly, “ye were on me land?”

Rolfe grunted. “Ye enjoy a good raid as well as I do. Kat learned a lot from ye, and it’s me guess that she saw ye leaving on a raid she was no’ invited to.”

Marcus slowly cocked his head to one side. “Aye,” he rasped out. “That much is true. I know what I’m guilty of, McTavish. That does nae mean ye should have taken her home to yer land and no’ sent me a ransom demand.” Marcus pointed at Rolfe. “Taking her to Morton is something I can nae forgive.”

“Me father is the one who would nae allow me to send a ransom demand. It’s true enough that I failed to think that part of me plan through. Me father craves a title and sees Katherine as the means to getting it from Morton. I can nae refuse me sire any more than ye can,” Rolfe argued. “But I wed her to make certain Morton can no’ harm her.”

“And she will be staying on Lindsey land under my protection,” Duncan added.

Marcus looked from one to the other before he nodded. “It’s a decent plan, I’ll admit.

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