A Love to Discover (Loving in the Highlands 2)

He thinks for a moment, and then says:

'Sloan is a respected laird. I think if we tell Megan and Sloan everything, Sloan will confirm what you said to Darah. In that case, Darah will believe it, because he will hear it from Sloan's lips.'

'I think you are right,' I reply, caressing his hair. 'You are so clever, Calem. I cannot stop admiring you!'

He smiles at me, feeling pleased.

'Calem, I am sure that Sloan will be here as soon as he can, trying to solve the issues made by Kaithria. He will come here, and Darah will understand everything,' I whisper. 'I hope that Megan will also come with Sloan, as I have missed her very much.'

'Of course, she will come,' Calem says, making me smile. 'You know, I think we can inform the priest, too,' he adds, suddenly remembering something.

'Which priest?'

'The one that lives with the MacKinnons at the Domnhall Castle,' he says.

I had not thought about it. What a wonderful idea. The priest is always someone who never lies. There is no way that Darah will not believe the priest, and the priest will tell him everything about Kaithria, as he had known all about her, too, like everyone else at the Domnhall Castle.

'So, first thing in the morning, we will write Megan and Sloan, tell them everything, ask them to visit us here, and also bringing the priest with them, right?' I ask Calem, getting more and more excited that soon our problem will be solved, and there will be no one in sight trying to hinder us and our plans.

'That is right,' he answers, turns around, facing me, hugging me tightly. 'I really have big hopes that everything will turn out to be just great, and we will not have problems anymore.'

'And we will get married.'

'And we will get married.'

I smile and close my eyes, as his lips come close to mine. With hopes for the bright future and feeling his warm breath, the kiss seems to be more emotional than all our previous ones.

Chapter 15

Elsie

I open my eyes, feeling a drop of panic in my empty stomach. Before I realize where I am, the drop of panic starts growing until it becomes bigger and I start getting worried. It is early dawn, as the sky outside is light black. It is the color when you know that soon the sun will come out, but it is still night, with a subtle tinge of light color mixed to the black sky. I realize that we have slept through the night, and it is time for me to return to my bedroom, so that no one will find out that we have spent the night together without getting married at first.

I turn to look at the love of my life – he is sleeping peacefully. I kiss his cheek gently and get up. I put on my clothes and walk slowly towards the door, but he wakes up from my footsteps. Being an experienced warrior, he can hear footsteps even in his sleep.

'My sunshine, are you going to your bedroom now?' He asks sleepily.

'Yes, my love. I will see you in the morning, so we will write Megan and Sloan,' I tell him softly.

'Yes. Be careful,' he tells me. I nod, open the door, and leave.

I remember the way very well. The two bedrooms are not far from each other. I just need to climb down the spiral stone staircase and go along the corridor. Here is my bedroom. I open the door and enter the dark room. It is good that I decided not to wait until got lighter – what if the maids met me in the corridor? Then the next day the whole castle would speak about the witch who slept in the bewitched warrior's bedroom. No, I certainly would not want such kind of conversations going on about me.

My bedroom is dark because I turned off the lanterns before getting out. As soon as I enter, I notice that there is something strange about the room. Even though the room is dark, there is a shadow hanging over me. The shadow moves closer, and I realize that it is Kaithria. As my eyes get accustomed to the dark, I see that there is a dagger in her hand. She throws herself at me with the dagger, trying to be silent. I grab her hand and do not let her bring the dagger close to my body, as I scream.

Kaithria uses her other hand to get hold of me. We both roll down onto the floor.

'I have been waiting for you all night in your bedroom to kill you!' She says angrily, trying to stab me with the dagger. 'But I had not counted on you being as whore as your sister! It turns out that you spent the night with him!'