Prescribed for Love by Mallory Moutinho

Author:Mallory Moutinho [Moutinho, Mallory]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
ISBN: 9780988277939
Amazon: 098827793X
Publisher: Mallory Moutinho
Published: 2012-08-21T21:00:00+00:00

Chapter 10

Of all of the possible reactions Alasdair had envisioned, he had not expected Catriona to simply run away at his offer. While he had not seriously considered marriage before his conversation with Ailsa, Catriona’s rejection still hurt. He tried to tell himself that she was not really rejecting him; she just did not yet want to consider she may never go home. Wanting to better explain his reasoning, he began to go after Catriona, but stopped short when he saw Niall racing toward him.

The man pulled his destrier to a quick halt. “Laird, Cailen was killed while out with one of the patrols.”

“Did ye kill the man that did it?” asked Alasdair. He was livid someone had dared such a vicious assault.

“Nay, but we have him with us. He says he isnae a Cameron. I thought ye would like to question him.”

“Aye. Where is he?”

“I rode ahead to find ye so ye could greet the party on their way into the keep.” Alasdair took Niall’s suggestion, leaving the guard as he sprinted in the direction of the castle.

***

Now Cat was truly panicked. She could not find the book anywhere! She always kept it in the same spot, and the only other people who were ever in here would never steal it. It was not as if the book would just disappear.

“Go fuck yourself!” The yelled expletive floated in through the window causing Cat to freeze in her tracks. Oh my god, it can’t be. Praying she was wrong, she ran to the window hoping disprove her fear. Just inside the castle walls was a man bound and kneeling before Alasdair, who appeared to be questioning the newcomer in a rather violent manner. The man was not wearing a kilt like most of the men surrounding him; instead, he wore a pair of pants suspiciously similar to blue jeans. Catriona ran faster than she ever had in her life.

Catriona’s feet did not even seem to touch the stone beneath her as she flew down the stairs; she pushed anyone in her path out of the way. Reaching the landing, she hiked her skirt up and sprinted to the gathering of men. She was forced to manhandle her way through to the center. She arrived just as Alasdair was once again pulling back his arm to deliver another ferocious blow. She threw herself in front of the fist, successfully misdirecting most of the strike by using her arms as a shield. “Alasdair stop!”

“What are ye doing woman? I could have killed ye!” roared Alasdair. “Now move!”

“NO!”

“Get out of the way!”

“Alasdair listen to me. I don’t know what happened, but I do know who this man is. This is Keith!” This sentence managed to break through Alasdair’s rage, finally causing him to quit his assault.

“Yer brother?”

“Yes.”

“It doesnae matter. He killed Cailen and I need to find out why.”

“Cailen’s dead?” asked Cat, completely shocked. She had never really interacted with the old man once she came back, but she never would have wanted this for the man.

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