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“Instructions? What instructions?”Rachael swung her feet over the edge, still clutching the furs to her naked body.Sarah smiled. “The laird wants me and the other women to instruct you on the duties of the lady of the keep. He said ’tis obvious you have no knowledge of such, and now that you are wife to the laird ’tis time for you to take your place.”Rachael sat in the tub, water up to her ears, silently fuming. After a night of pure heaven, a night when she was sure that she and Caleb would start anew, that he would actually act as though he cared something for her, he’d gotten up from their bed and ordered her to start acting like his meek little wife.To make matters worse, Sarah was sitting by the tub, ticking off the list of instructions from Caleb.She was not to dress as a man. She was not to indulge in activities unbecoming a lady, and he went on to specify swordplay, fighting, or any other activity assigned to a warrior. She wasn’t to bind her breasts.That directive had R
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Simon blinked in surprise but didn’t dare move lest he cut himself.“You will address me as Laird,” Caleb said. “You may not like the fact that a Woods has replaced a McDonald, but you’ll show the respect that’s due or you’ll find yourself on the ground.”“You can bloody well try,” Simon bit out.Caleb had to hand it to the man. He might be older and he might be speaking from a clear disadvantage of having a sword to his throat, but he showed no fear or lack of courage.Caleb slowly lowered the sword and then tossed it in the air toward Gannon. He smiled slow and his lip curled as he stared at Simon. “I’ll do more than try, old man.”Without warning, Simon charged. A shout went up through the courtyard and the men pressed forward, eager to see the impending clash.Simon drove his shoulder into Caleb’s abdomen, knocking him back several feet. But Caleb stood his ground and didn’t go down under the onslaught.The McDonald men quickly circled Caleb and Simon and began shouting encouragem
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She scowled at him and drew her sword. “How seemly would it be for a woman to put you on your arse?”Hugh put up his hand to the others. “The man who puts sword to hers will answer to me.”Hurt squeezed her chest, turning her insides into a knot. “You’ll forbid the men to spar with me?”Hugh looked as though he’d swallowed a mace. “ ’Tis sorry I am, lass. Aside from the fact the laird would have my hide, I’d not have you hurt. Or any bairn you might find yourself pregnant with.”She closed her eyes and turned away. Desolation swept through her, leaving her empty and aching. Tears pricked her eyelids and her shoulders slumped in defeat.“Give me your sword, lass,” Hugh said gently. “I’ll put it away.”She turned to see the rest of the men standing behind Hugh, their faces set in agreement. None would battle her now. Biting back tears, she slowly extended the sword to Hugh. He took it and then handed it back to one of the other men. She didn’t wait to see what they did next. She turned
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“We cannot allow this,” James muttered.“Nay, we cannot,” Caleb agreed.“And what of Gregor? Where has he gone? Where does his loyalty lie?” Simon asked.Caleb turned his gaze on the older man. “That I do not know. He disappeared with many McDonald men. He was not content with the king’s decree. We must be wary, not only of Cameron but of Gregor as well. He may well try to take back what he believes is rightfully his.”“We should have voted him out long since,” Simon said grimly. “ ’Tis as much our fault. Aye, he was a poor laird and he did much damage to our clan, but we allowed it and we must answer to God for our sins.”“ ’Tis not too late to right the wrongs of the past,” Caleb said. “Once we have provided food for our clan, we must turn our focus to strengthening our men. We must send a message to our enemies. We are not an easy conquest.”Simon leaned back and stared intently at Caleb. “ ’Tis the first time you’ve called it your clan, Laird.”Caleb’s brows came together. “So it
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“He must think you a fool,” Gannon said in disgust.“It matters naught what he thinks. What matters is what he will know when my sword slides through his heart.”“I think you may have to fight your brothers for that honor. He has brought much harm to Mary and Keeley.”“And Rachael,” Caleb said. “He thinks to weaken us through our women.”“ ’Tis not much mark of a man when he wages war against those weaker than himself.”“I want you to send word to Edward and tell him what has happened. Tell him there are new threats against his wife and daughter and that Cameron has escalated his attacks. Then I want you to put men on an around-the-clock watch. I want someone watching all approaches to the keep at all times. I want you working with the men immediately. They’re going to train and train hard. They should have plenty of motivation now if they had none before.”Gannon nodded and started down the hall.“Tell Sarah to bring up water and broth for Rachael,” he called after Gannon.Gannon hel
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A garbled sound of rage roared from her throat. She looked as though she wanted to clench her fingers around her hair and pull.“Nay, you shouldn’t have protected me better, husband. What you should have done was allowed me to protect myself!”“You’re not making sense, lass. Calm down. Let’s go inside. You should be above stairs in your chamber.”“Do you know what had just happened before those men attacked me?” she asked, ignoring his suggestion to return indoors. “I’ll tell you what happened. My sword had just been taken by Hugh because he said he didn’t want me to be harmed and ’twas not a womanly thing to be wielding a sword. He warned the other men that any who engaged me in swordplay would answer to him.”She advanced on Caleb and poked a finger into his chest. “If I had my sword, those men would have never gotten close to me. They wouldn’t have shoved me to the snow. They wouldn’t have touched me. They wouldn’t have hit me.”Ah, but the lass had worked herself into a fit of rag
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“Rachael?”He pulled away and tipped her chin up so that he could look into her eyes. The candles he’d left burning provided just enough light that she could see his grim expression and the determination in his eyes to uncover her secrets.She sighed and looked away. “You know what kind of man my father was. And that when my father tried to force himself on Keeley, my mother made her an outcast. She was my cousin. And Keeley wasn’t the only young lass my father targeted. I knew of his evil from a very young age and I always feared …”She sucked in a deep breath and looked back at Caleb. “All I could think was what if he turned his attention to me? If he could do such a thing to his niece, what would it matter if I was his daughter?“I grew breasts at a young age. I had a pleasing shape that I knew men liked to look at. So I began to hide my attributes and make myself look more like a lad than a woman. And I learned to wield a sword because I swore if my father ever tried to force hims
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Sarah nodded and hurried away once more.An hour later, Caleb strode back into the hall and searched out Rachael. His eyes widened and the glint of approval warmed her to her toes.“They’re riding to our gate now. Gannon and I will go out to greet them. You stay inside where it’s warm.”She smiled up at him and then nodded.Caleb sniffed the air appreciatively and then glanced around the hall. Then he leaned in and brushed his mouth over her temple. “Thank you for making my brother and his wife welcome.”An odd flutter began in her belly and worked its way up to her throat as he walked away.“Warm some cider in case Lady Woods would like a hot drink by the fire,” Rachael said to Sarah. “And have ale ready to pour for the men.”Rachael paced back and forth as she waited for Caleb to return with his guests. She’d never suffered such unease when she and her father had traveled to Woods land. But she hadn’t cared about impressing them. Such was not the case now. They were coming to her ke
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