How a Scot Surrenders to a Lady (Highlander Vows: Entangled Hearts Book 5) by Julie Johnstone

Author:Julie Johnstone [Johnstone, Julie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Fiction, Historical Romance
Publisher: Julie Johnstone
Published: 2017-08-28T18:00:00+00:00

Eleven

It turned out there was no need for Marion and Bridgette to make excuses to their husbands as to where they were going the next day with Sorcha. Both men had been called away to a meeting with Gowan MacDonald, who was the Lord of the Isles and Marion’s maternal uncle. The MacDonald’s power, as it had been explained to Sorcha by Bridgette, matched that of the kings of England and Scotland. Thus, King David charged Iain with keeping the MacDonald as an ally. All Marion knew about the upcoming meeting was that a messenger had come from Gowan in the middle of the night, requesting an urgent meeting with Iain and Lachlan. Cameron, it seemed, had been sent in Iain’s absence to go see a tenant on the outskirts of the MacLeod land who was having problems with his horses being stolen.

Bridgette told Sorcha that Cameron, after arguing with his brothers, had agreed that Broch was best suited to guard her today while he was gone. It seemed Broch held the position of fiercest warrior after the MacLeod brothers, and apparently Lachlan had told Cameron in blunt terms to stop being a clot-heid when Cameron had attempted to assign Angus as her guard. Angus was a fine warrior, but due to his age, he was no match for Broch. Besides, Angus would not have been as easily persuaded as Broch to accompany the ladies to the Fairy Pools.

Sorcha was not exactly sure what Bridgette had said to him to get him to agree, because when Bridgette had returned to the stables where Marion and Sorcha were waiting for her, she had Broch in tow and there was no time to ask her. But the hopeful look Broch cast Sorcha’s way made her uneasy and she wondered if Bridgette had lured Broch into keeping the excursion a secret with the false promise that it might gain favor with Sorcha. She appreciated it greatly, but not so much that she could conjure feelings for the man that simply were not there.

Her head and her heart were full of thoughts, longing, and confusion for and about Cameron. On the one hand, he was as changeable in his behavior toward her as the weather, but she understood the reasons behind his behavior. It almost seemed to her that he was fighting his feelings for her, and if that was the case, they had to be strong feelings for him to be so inconsistent, which made her feel more forgiving toward him. Of course, his fury at himself had been so great after their last kiss that perchance he’d never kiss her again. A feeling of loss flowed through her at the thought.

Her suspicions about Broch grew as they started off on the journey to see Eolande and Broch maneuvered his horse close to her. Marion and Bridgette rode behind them, their amicable chatter floating up to Sorcha.

Broch cleared his throat, securing Sorcha’s attention. “I overheard Cameron admit to Alex last night at supper that ye were indeed a formidable archer.

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