Highlander’s Devious Ally (Scottish Medieval Historical Romance)
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He’d gone to court thinking he’d be discussing the future of his clan. Under Errol's rule, they'd stopped trading. Coin ran low. Buildings were starting to crumble. Lachlan and Gair had helped him come up with a plan to get the Fentons back on their feet, and he'd planned to present it to the court. Instead, the King wanted to discuss Ness's personal future.
And his impending marriage to the King’s cousin, a woman that Ness had never even met or heard of. Marriage for an alliance was one thing, but Ness was still a young laird. He should be focusing on the Fenton clan and not marrying royal blood, but the King wanted his kin married into the alliance. There were times when he could be paranoid, and Ness suspected that he feared the union between the five biggest clans would one day turn on him.
It was preposterous. In all of their meetings, not one of the lairds mentioned treason against King James.
On the other hand, marrying into the King's family would ensure his clan would be looked after, and that was his primary goal. Errol Fenton had nearly ruined them in his own personal vendetta, and it was Ness’s job to make sure it was restored to its former glory. His friendship with Lachlan and Gair Brisbane had helped, but his marriage to the King’s cousin would solidify it.
“So ye are here because ye are a coward?” Sloane accused suddenly as she poked a finger into his chest. Her voice shook just a little, and Lachlan shook his head vigorously from behind. “Ness, I am disappointed in ye.”
Despite Lachlan's warning, he would not let Sloane's mood swings manipulate him. “Ye were such a sweet little girl,” Ness grumbled as he captured her hands. “I am no coward. I am just taking a detour to visit with family while I am out traveling. Ye are not being a gracious host.”
With a sigh, Sloane all but fell into his arms, and Ness suppressed a grunt as he caught her. The reminder of family had dried her tears, and she embraced him tightly. “Ye are right, and I am sorry. Ye are here for marital advice, and Lachlan and I will be happy to give it to ye.”
“What?” Ness frowned as Sloane disengaged and grabbed his arm to tug him from the room. Helplessly he tried to figure out how she’d gotten that message as he followed behind her. “Nay, I am certainly not here for marital advice. I doona want to discuss marital anything! Lachlan, control yer wife!”
Behind him, Lachlan snorted. “I suppose that will be the one thing ye should learn up front. If ye have a good wife, there will be no controlling her.”
That was not what Ness wanted to hear.
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