Highlander Unchained & Forbidden Highlander by Donna Fletcher

Author:Donna Fletcher
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Donna Fletcher

Dawn woke with the sound of the door opening. She wondered how long she had slept. Then she heard Lila call out, “Dawn.”

She smiled, hurried into her boots and using her fingers as a comb worked them through her soft hair while hurrying into the other room.

Lila smiled and greeted Dawn with a tight hug, which had her suspicious. It was not that her friend rarely hugged her, it was the degree of the hug. Lila had always hugged her tightly when she was concerned for Dawn, and the hug had been extremely tight.

Lila shed her cloak, draping it over the back of the chair closest to the heat of the hearth. “It is snowing heavily. There should be a generous accumulation by morning and possibly more if it does not stop.”

There was fresh food and a fresh pitcher of cider on the table, which meant that Dawn had slept through the evening meal. She placed her hand against the pitcher. It was cold. That meant it was well past the evening meal. She moved it to the hearth to heat.

Lila sat. “The celebration continues,” —she shook her head— “so much food. Everyone cannot believe Cree’s generosity, and though his future bride is beautiful, she does not appear to tolerate the villagers well.”

Dawn wrinkled her nose and tossed her chin up.

Lila laughed. “You are right. She is nobility and we are lowly peasants she must tolerate.” She lowered her voice. “The women already worry that she will change things around here and not for the better.”

Dawn shook her head, then scowled and puffed out her chest.

Lila laughed again. “You look so funny when you imitate Cree. You do not think Cree would allow it?”

Dawn shook her head slowly.

“He does rule with a tight fist, though a fair one.” Lila stretched her hand out to Dawn.

Dawn smiled and squeezed her friend’s hand, then pointed to Lila, then herself and then her to mouth.

“I should realize that I cannot keep anything from you. I do have something to say. While the lady of the keep smiles, it is a forced one. I do not trust her and my worry for you grows. Cree still keeps a guard at your door so therefore it must mean that you are still in danger and now this, and” —Lila pointed to Dawn— “what has gotten into you of late? You seem” —she paused as if unsure of her next word— “fearless. I should say more fearless than I have ever known you to be. I worry that one day soon Cree will have you beaten for your defiance.”

Dawn did not think of herself as fearless or defiant, quite the opposite, though she supposed climbing out the window, which was now boarded, twice could be defined as defiant.

“He will lose his temper one of these days and you will suffer for it. Cree was furious when you went missing. He had Thomas taken from me while we spoke and I feared that he would not return him.

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