Highlander's Veiled Assassin by Alisa Adams

Author:Alisa Adams [Adams, Alisa]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Highland
Published: 2019-04-06T16:00:00+00:00

18

AS SOON AS Sarina and Thomas walked out, Seamus brought his fist crashing down onto the table making the plates and mugs dance. He glowered with anger, hating every moment he spent with that despicable man. It was merely a reminder of the anger of the past, of the wars fought between the Highlanders and the English. After speaking with Sarina, Seamus knew the true value of peace and tranquility, but Thomas’ presence threatened that.

“Calm yeself, brother. He wants tae get under ye skin,” Angus said.

“And he is succeeding,” Seamus growled. Angus clapped a hand on Seamus’ shoulder.

“He will be gone soon enough.”

“How dare he accuse us of working with the bandits? Does he know naething of what we stand for?”

“The English dinnae care about us, ye should know that by now. Perhaps, ye hae forgotten thanks tae Sarina,” Angus said, a teasing gleam in his eye. Seamus pressed his lips together and shook with suppressed laughter. He thought back to the brief time they had spent in the lake and was flooded with happiness. He hadn’t felt that close to anyone since Ciara and there had been a time when he hadn’t believed he would feel that close to anyone ever again.

“She dae well at changing a man’s heart,” Seamus admitted.

Angus grinned. “I’m glad tae see the marriage is working out.”

“Aye, more than ye could know. She is a special lass that one. I’m a lucky man. Tae find love once in a lifetime is a miracle, but twice?”

“I’m jealous of ye brother.”

“I know one day ye will find it tae. Ye are a noble warrior, the best of us. Ye will find a lass of ye own,” Seamus said.

Angus accepted his compliment with good grace.

“There is something I must do,” Seamus said suddenly and left Angus’ presence. He strode up to the top of the castle where the air whistled around. His cloak fluttered in the breeze and his skin prickled with goosebumps as the chilly air swept over his exposed flesh. He walked to the side of the castle that faced to the wild north, the home of all the stories Ciara used to tell him. Seamus placed his hands on the cold stone and breathed in deeply, closing his eyes.

“I wanted tae come here tae tell ye about Sarina. I know I vowed tae never love another, but I am just a man and I hae tae dae this, nae just for me, but for the clan as well. This marriage means peace in the land and also peace in my soul. Ever since ye were taken from me, I hae been sae angry I hae nae known what tae dae with myself. In truth, I was as dead as ye were, at least, I was nae living. I was just a shadow. When I received this arrangement, I only accepted because I dinnae want tae fight any more. I just wanted tae stay in the castle with my sorrow and my loneliness, waiting for the day when I could rejoin ye.

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