When a Scot Gives His Heart by Julie Johnstone

Author:Julie Johnstone [Johnstone, Julie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: fiction, Historical Romance
Publisher: Julie Johnstone
Published: 2018-04-21T04:00:00+00:00

Ten

Marsaili gulped a deep breath and reached for a tree to keep herself upright. His revelation left her so shocked that her legs shook. Had he truly told Edina he would not wed her before he had come to the Gathering? Marsaili could forgive him and understand why had had not told her if he honestly had thought the deed done, but had he really thought he would return home, tell his parents of it, and be finished with Edina? And what of him saying he had thought her dead and that was why he had not returned for her? Why would he think her dead?

The need to ask him burned her tongue, yet he was now to wed Coira. That was a fact. It was also a fact that Coira was barren and could not give him an heir. Marsaili could not be certain he was telling the truth, or that she could trust him, so she still could not be certain he would not take her son if he knew of the child. Their son would be his only heir; she had to keep her secret.

“My horse is tethered over that hill,” Callum said, pointing and interrupting the train of torment in her head.

“Lead the way,” she replied, praying her voice did not sound shaky. She needed a moment to compose herself. His wary look almost made her laugh. If she’d not known it was because there was no trust between them, it would have been humorous, but the fact that the man who had been her first and only love was a stranger, made her sad. Still, she forced a smile, wanting to conceal how she really felt. “I vow I’ll follow ye.”

He nodded, turning in the direction he had indicated and setting out at a clipped pace, despite the darkness. As she followed, she tried to think how best to tell him that they were headed to find the Summer Walkers. She also needed a believable explanation for who their son was when they found him. Despite her anger and the fear that Callum would take her son from her, knots of guilt formed in her stomach. She would never have imagined keeping such a thing from him.

She came to a huffing stop beside him, where he was already untethering his horse. The silence stretched thick, heavy with the past that lay between them. Once the horse was freed, Callum turned to her. The darkness concealed his expression, but she could sense his frustration, as well as his curiosity.

“Well?” he demanded.

An idea of what to say came to her. “I travel to Inverurie,” she said, glad that she had learned the path the Summer Walkers took from Maria before she and Maria had been separated.

“Inverurie?” he repeated, confusion in his tone. “That is on the other side of the Gordon’s lands.”

“Oh,” she said, only just making the connection that they would have to pass through Gordon land to reach Inverurie. That would be dangerous for Callum given the Gordons were his enemy.

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