Highlander_Secrets by Ceri Bladen

Author:Ceri Bladen [Bladen, Ceri]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: LCB
Published: 2018-12-18T16:00:00+00:00

As Kameron opened the wooden door to re-enter the inn after the call of nature, someone bashed into him. “Hey, steady. Watch were yer going, laddie,” he said light-heartedly as he righted himself. When he realised it was Donnan MacAlpin, he tensed, and didn’t fail to notice the two men who flanked him. They were drunk, but that could make them more reckless.

Donnan expelled his words in a rush of anger. “I’m no laddie.” He squared his shoulders and clenched his hands into fists.

Fergus, who had been with Kameron outside for protection, stepped between them. “No need of that now. Accidents happen.”

Donnan’s jawline tautened, flexing in anger at the men. “Then, this beast,” he looked up and down Kameron, “needs tae step out of my way.”

Kameron bit down on his building anger. It would be no good to fight with the up-start, although his men were sober and Donnan’s weren’t, they were outnumbered. He stepped to the side.

Donnan started to move before stopping. His eyes narrowed. “Are ye MacMahons?”

Kameron noticed Fergus tense. His gaze flicked to his men, who were still seated but watching what was going on. They had placed their hands on their weapons.

“What if we are?” said Fergus, standing shoulder to shoulder with Kameron.

Donnan laughed aloud, so much so that Kameron thought the man would pee himself. He waited—tensely—until Donnan finished and made a show of wiping his mouth with the back of his hand.

“Something funny?” Fergus said. He moved nearer to Donnan until Kameron placed a hand on his arm, stopping him.

“Now, let us leave the man go, and we’ll carry on drinking our ale, enjoying this eve,” said Kameron, his focus on Donnan, but aware of where the other MacAlpin men were.

Donnan eyed the man in front of him. His focus was blurry—he’d been trying to drink away the insults his older brother had given him about his stupid sister—so although he was being bolshie. He didn’t want to fight the beast of a man who stood in front of him, but he wouldn’t let him be disrespectful either. “Aye, that’s a good idea. Now move, I need tae take a piss.” He barged past Kameron. When he failed to make the beast sidestep out of his way, he paused, pretended he hadn’t intended to knock him sideward. “By the way, when ye arrive back at Calder Castle, ask that Laird of yers if he has lost anything lately.” When his men behind him sniggered, he puffed out his chest. It was good to wind the MacMahons up—they didn’t come face to face often.

Kameron’s jaw tensed before he decided to act dull. He rolled his eyes at Fergus, before he asked, “Aye, I will. Apart from ye manners, have ye lost anything lately?”

One of Donnan’s men laughed. “Only his sister!”

Donnan’s head whipped around and his eyes narrowed on the drunken man. “Ye fool.”

The man took a step back towards the other men, deciding that going outside with Donnan might not be such a good idea at the moment.

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