Highlander of the Woods by Alisa Adams

Author:Alisa Adams [Adams, Alisa]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Highland
Published: 2020-04-14T16:00:00+00:00

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It was raining the next morning, so much to their disappointment, the girls could not go to the market. They finished all the food that Rory had brought and then went down to breakfast; there was plenty of food since the staff could not refuse to go to the market, rain or not. After they had finished, Daniel McKay stood up and clapped his hands for silence.

“You were all here to witness the terrible events of last night when someone tried to poison my friend Hugh,” he began. “Fortunately, the monster who attempted such an evil act did not succeed. Hugh is recovering and is in good spirits once more. He will have to rest for a few days but you will soon see him up and about as if nothing had happened. Now, who did this?” He frowned as he paced up and down the room, looking at everyone pointedly as he passed them.

“This evil deed was particularly heinous because...” He stretched his words out for extra drama. “Because the person who did it was trusted completely by the person in whose service he was employed. So you may be asking, ladies and gentlemen, who can this devil be?” Daniel was enjoying himself now.

He paused again and stood behind Cousin James, putting his hands on his shoulders. James turned and scowled at him. “Could it be James?” he asked, looking around at everyone. A protest rose up from Fiona and Alec at once. Daniel laughed. “Of course not! This house and its lands are mortgaged to the hilt and James owns that debt, so if he wants his money back he needs Hugh alive! No, it is not James.”

He went around the table a little and paused behind Fiona. “No, it cannot be Fiona either, because Hugh holds a very precious possession of Fiona’s and only Hugh knows where it is.” He cast a malicious smile over Fiona’s shoulder at the rest of the table. Fiona had a face like thunder and Vanora shivered.

He stood behind Alec. “Now it could be Alec, as it is well known that he and Hugh have hated each other since they were boys all because their mother has always favored Alec over Hugh. She still does, in fact. She has often said that she wishes she had never given birth to Hugh.”

“That is a terrible thing to say!” Fiona cried, breaking the silence. She was appalled at Daniel's conduct, despite her bitter feelings towards Hugh.

“Nevertheless, it is true, milady.” Daniel smiled at her and she looked away, unable to stand the sight of him anymore. “But it was not Margaret Devine since Hugh is the apple of her eye. It was not the laird since he needs his son alive to get him out of debt.” He paused, drawing out the suspense.

“It could have been you, milady,” he went on remorselessly. “I do not think it was one of your sisters since they are as yet too young and innocent, but you”—he looked at Vanora with narrowed eyes—“simply do not have it in you to be a killer.

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