His Conquered Bride by Sassa Daniels

Author:Sassa Daniels [Daniels, Sassa]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Stormy Night Publications
Published: 2018-11-28T16:00:00+00:00

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Things were going better than he had expected. Since rising in the early hours of the morning, Alexander had been busy speaking to his men about his plans for his estates. Some of the men were those who had traveled here with him and pledged to remain with him rather than returning to the king’s army and others were the MacDonnell clansmen who were now his to command. He’d been shocked to discover that Gregor MacDonnell had allowed only four men to stay behind to see to the safety of the women, but his actions seemed to fit with the tales he’d heard about the man’s selfish disregard for others. Alexander hoped that once he was established there, some of the other MacDonnell men who’d gone with Gregor would return and pledge allegiance to him.

This morning, he had laid plans to shore up the castle’s weak defenses and set the men to work on carrying out the repairs. He knew that Gregor would try to regain the lands he believed were rightfully his when he felt emboldened enough to launch an attack. It was imperative that Alexander be able to ward off any challenge to his authority. The king had granted him this castle and expected him to hold it in his name.

Once the men had left and only his brothers remained, Alexander sank down into his chair at the head of the laird’s table. It had been a busy morning and he hadn’t had a moment to think about Ailis. Now that there was relative peace, she snuck straight into his mind. He couldn’t help but think how beautiful she had looked last night, how young and innocent she had seemed as he watched her sleep when he woke in the early hours. It made him want to do all that he could to protect her, now and forever.

“I am pleased to see you looking so well this morning,” Adam remarked. “Married life suits you well, it seems.”

“He’s been married but a few hours,” Iain countered, “and any man would look smug if he’d just fucked a young, virgin cunt.”

“Iain,” Alexander cautioned.

“Did her virgin blood spill all over your cock?” Iain goaded his brother. “Did you make her lick it off?”

“Enough!” Alexander thumped his fist down on the table. “I’ll not have any man speak that way about my wife. Not even you.”

Iain’s face darkened, and Alexander rose menacingly from his chair. For a moment, the brothers each tried to stare the other down. Then, suddenly, Iain whirled around and stalked angrily from the room.

“Forgive him,” Adam said to Alexander. “You know your marriage has raised uncomfortable memories for him. He has never recovered from the loss of his own sweet Isabella.”

Alexander nodded. He understood quite well but it had been several years now since Iain’s wife had been killed and he was starting to lose patience. His brother had to put his grief aside for all their sakes.

“Promise me that you will not fight,” Adam said. There was both a plea and a command in his words.

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