Virtue (Sons of Scotland Book 1) by Victoria Vane

Author:Victoria Vane [Vane, Victoria]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Historical, Fiction, Romance
Publisher: Dragonblade Publishing, Inc.
Published: 2017-09-14T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eleven

On the verge of tears, Sibylla fled the great hall. Why did she care so much for Alexander? She could make no sense of her feelings for a man who could not possibly love her as she loved him. If he did, he would go to her uncle and fight for her. But he seemed all too willing to just give up without even trying. How she could love such a weak man?

But deep down, she knew it was strength rather than weakness that drove his actions. Alexander was a man of integrity who would only be directed by his own moral code—and that was exactly why she loved him. She understood his need to confront his past, and desperately hoped that, once he had the answers he sought, he would make his way back to her.

Too distraught to return to her bedchamber, Sibylla climbed the staircase leading to the ramparts, her second favorite place when she needed solitude to sort out her thoughts. The sky was clear and black as onyx, making the countless stars appear as tiny explosions of light. Staring up at the heavens, she filled her lungs with the salt-tanged and heather-scented air, and gazed out at the glittering waters of the firth.

She wondered what would happen after Alexander left. Was she also destined to leave Kilmuir for places unknown? Would she soon be forced to wed the virtual stranger she’d entertained in the great hall? To share his life… and his bed?

Her stomach tightened at the notion. She’d given her heart to Alexander. She couldn’t bear the thought of giving her body to any other.

“Ah! How fortunate I am to find ye alone,” a deep, rumbling voice startled her out of her thoughts.

She spun with a gasp, her heart leaping until she realized it wasn’t Alexander. “Ranald? Did ye follow me?”

He flashed a wolfish smile. “Dinna ye want me to?”

“Nae. I only came up here for some fresh air, but I’m ready to go back now.”

“So soon?”

She sensed danger but tried not to show her unease. Her pulse sped as he moved closer and skirted a large, callused hand up her arm. The light touch made her shiver but it wasn’t pleasure that made her body react. She was beginning to fear.

“I will soon be missed,” she replied tightly.

“Nae until the feast ends,” he replied. “We have time to ken one another better.”

“There is little point when we will probably ne’er see each other again after this.”

“On the contrary. I have reason to believe we will be seeing a great deal of one another.”

“W-what do ye mean?”

“I came on my faither’s behest to negotiate a pact with yer brother but, having seen his sister, I am tempted to bind my own alliance…” He moved in to trap her body against the wall. “With ye.”

“I still dinna ken what ye are saying.” Sibylla struggled to think of a tactful way to extricate herself. She couldn’t afford to do anything that might alienate him from her brother.

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