The boat trip up from MacLean lands to the firth had been the worse. He couldn’t find a place to himself. Semias was always at his side, telling him every detail of Clan Gordon. Lachlan had thought of throwing the auld man into the loch. That seemed rude. Instead, Lachlan aimed his gaze on the sc...
He gripped the rail. Wood slivers dug into his thick skin. He kicked the post again and again. He banged his big toe. The small ache stopped him. It was as if his body was finally able to express the pain raging within him. Spent, he bowed his head.He stared at the moss covered stones littering t...
He cursed his father. He learned the lesson he beat into him.Why did he learn it yet Ailsa did not?Ailsa never shielded her heart, freely loving all. But him, damn, he could not give it to anyone.Hell, he wished for nothing more than to love Portia. To see the joy Ailsa wore every day, to feel th...