To Wed a Wicked Highlander (Bad Boys of the Highlands) by Victoria Roberts

Author:Victoria Roberts
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: Fiction
Publisher: Sourcebooks
Published: 2013-09-02T12:00:00+00:00

Twelve

“And ye must be Lady Sybella MacDonell, my cousin’s new wife.”

Sybella bolted upright, her eyes widening in surprise as she tried to mask the guilty look on her face. The woman speaking had chestnut tresses and wore a dusky rose dress that hugged her full-figured frame. She carried a bairn with curly brown locks and azure eyes that stared back at Sybella.

“My apologies. I was searching for my husband to tell him that my brother had taken his leave. I didnae know ye had arrived, my lady.” Sybella approached the woman and smiled. Running her hand over the bairn’s head, she said, “’Tis a pleasure to make your acquaintance, Lady MacGregor. And who have we here?”

The woman’s face lit up. “Please call me Rosalia. And this is my son, Lachlann.”

“Only if ye call me Sybella. And if ye donna mind me saying so, your son is a handsome laddie.”

“Thank ye. He is almost one year now and has already been taking steps and getting into trouble. Granted, he staggers like his Uncle Declan when he is in his cups, but my wee lad does try his best.”

“He is a lad. Of course he is getting into mischief,” said Sybella with a giggle. “Have ye seen Aunt Iseabail yet?”

“Nay, we only walked through the gates a moment ago, and Alexander stole Ciaran away to his study.”

“Then come. Ye have had a long journey. Let me offer ye something to eat and drink, and we will find your seanmhair.” Grandmother.

Sybella walked with Rosalia and Lachlann by her side when she wanted to do nothing more than crawl back into bed and lift the covers over her head. And to think she had almost been foolhardy enough to speak the truth to her husband! How many times had Alex preached to her about truth and honesty—yet she still couldn’t fathom the words that she’d heard escape his lips. If he couldn’t follow his own advice, how could she be expected to honor him with the same courtesy?

She bit her lip to stifle her outcry. Alex didn’t trust her. Not that she had given him any reason to place his faith in her, but the thought gnawed at her gut. How was she supposed to search for the stone now? Something must have shown upon her face because Rosalia interrupted her thoughts.

“We didnae arrive at an inopportune moment, did we? Ye look troubled, my lady.”

Sybella forced a smile. “Nay, and please call me Sybella.”

As they sat in the great hall, Sybella couldn’t stop her racing heart. Her face burned with the memory of Colin’s words. Her father would never let her rest until she found that dreaded stone. And here she was, placed in a dangerous position that required her to betray her husband and his clan. Then again, how could she possibly deceive Alex when he had never trusted her to begin with?

“So how do ye find being wed to Alexander?” asked Rosalia, bouncing Lachlann gently on her lap.

“’Tis something we are both yet getting accustomed to.

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