The Talisman (Heart of the Highlander Series Book 2) by Gafford Deborah

Author:Gafford, Deborah [Gafford, Deborah]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Deborah Gafford
Published: 2011-11-15T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eleven

Megan set her polishing cloth down beside the gleaming silver goblet and wiped her brow. Fie, but she grew tired of all the preparation. 'Twas more than enough work for all in the clan without Logan being gone and nay there to help.

This morn when she had complained to Nelli of his infrequent time spent at home, the older woman had started into a harsh tirade on his lack of interest in his family and his wastrel friends. At least this time he was gone working with their herds, and not simply away doing the saints only knew what with his friends.

At times, Megan felt compelled to defend her brother against the woman's somewhat harsh tongue, but other times, she agreed with Nelli's sentiments. 'Twas then Megan realized though she and Logan were twins, she could not expect him to always think as she did or count on him to remain there to help.

They were each growing up and apart. Certainly his interests seemed to have changed recently, and she supposed, so had hers.

Aye, of late, her thoughts were more of Calum than aught else.

It had been two years since he had surprised her in one of the castle passageways with her first kiss. For a time, she had been confused over her feelings about it. But as she grew older, shared secret talks with other lasses and watched the braw lads as they worked on the training field, she thought fondly of it.

Then, after accidentally walking in on the chambermaid and one of the grooms kissing lustily in the stable, Megan's awareness of passion had bloomed. 'Twas soon after that she realized her feelings for Calum had changed.

She had always thought of him as another brother. He had been at Kirkholm since she was eight. She had grown accustomed to having him there to tease and talk with, ride and eat with, just as she did Gavin and Logan. But now she began to daydream about him in a different way.

Calum had become muscular and strong from years of hard work and training with a sword. 'Twas the same with all of the men in her clan. Yet she caught herself noticing only him and the way he looked when he came in from the fields, sweat glistening on his face and arms, and his shirt and breeks clinging damply to his brawny form.

More and more, she began to think of that first kiss. True, she had received a few others since that day from eager lads in their clan, but they had not affected her. Nay, 'twas not to see the other lads that she just happened to be crossing the courtyard as the men came in from the fields.

Only one man interested her. If Calum was not among the weary group of workers, she would walk back to her chamber disappointed, her step less lively than before.

Now that she was eighteen, she often found herself unsettled by strong emotions. Yearning for Calum left her dreaming of being wed and having a home and family of her own.

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