CHAPTER 67

Edward scowled at that, his face growing as dark as a thundercloud.

“They crowed over the fact that they had managed to capture both your son and wife.”

Edward leaned forward, his eyes intense. “Did they say anything else? Did they identify themselves? Did you recognize their crest?”

Slowly she shook her head. Then her brows knit together in concentration. “There was one thing. They said that Cameron would reward them handsomely for their bounty. ’Twas all I remember. When they discovered I was not pregnant, they meant to kill me for they realized their error.”

“Mercenaries,” Alan spat. “Cameron has posted a reward for the capture of Mary.”

Edward let loose a string of blasphemies that had Keeley cringing. “There are many men without coin and nothing to lose by attempting to abduct Mary and my child.”

“If they are mercenaries, they have no clan or keep to call home,” Alan said. “ ’Tis likely they are still nearby.”

Edward’s lips curled and his nostrils flared. “Aye. ’Tis time to go hu