Clan Season 3: Episode 5 - Calum's Soul

By Leigh Barker

Clan: Season 3, Episode 5. Calum’s Soul
When they intercept a wagon loaded with kidnapped women, Calum knows he must travel to Fort George in Inverness and end the slaughter of the innocent. He has to kill the Albino.

But a new and unexpected dilemma throws his plans and his life into jeopardy.

He has to make the hardest decision of his life; give up his chosen way of life, or very soon hold the still body of his love in his arms.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Leigh Barker
• Release date: Jun 27, 2017
• ISBN: 9781370384112

Leigh Barker

Leigh was born in Dudley in the middle of England. He has been a merchant seaman, a (useless) electronics salesman, a programmer, and a business analyst. And now he is a full-time writer, but that doesn't make him a bad person.He is presently writing 4 series:Clan, following the adventures of Calum Maclean as he tries to avoid the Bonnie Prince but still protect his beloved Highlands.The Hellfire Legacy Series follows US Marine Master Sergeant Ethan Gill and his team as they take on the jobs too hot for other special forces. They go where they're sent; South America, Middle East, Korea, but their most dangerous missions are on US soil.Volume #1: A Whisper of ArmageddonVolume #2: The Hellfire LegacyVolume #3: The Orpheus DirectiveEden, a three-volume series -Trinity is at war with Lucid, the son of Lucifer, and he will do whatever it takes to win. The Archangel Gabriel has an army but he needs more. He needs heroes, but they are few and far between. Which is why he gets Dylan and co. Not too much luck in Heaven then.Volume #1: Eden's Last HeroVolume #2: WinterwoodVolume #3: Requiem for Eden.Soldiers is set in 1914 and follows John Regret and his 12-man squad on their suicidal mission to find and destroy the German howitzer nicknamed Big Bertha. Find it before it drops it's thousand-pound shells on the allied army retreating across France. A seemingly hopeless mission that just cannot fail.Other occasional series include:Anarchy, the 'completely true' stories of men doing what men do when there's nobody to keep them in check. Create mayhem and behave like monkeys on speed.Coffee Break Reads - each issue has 5 stories short enough to read while taking a break from life. A mix of adventure, love, disaster, and fun. All with one thing in common; for a moment they transport the reader to another world.Episode 1 of each Season is free and can be picked up with other free books at:https://leighwbarker.com/my-library/Just copy the link above and paste it into your browser and you're there...

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Clan

(Season 3)

(Episode 5)

Calum's Soul

Copyright 2017 Leigh Barker

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ISBN: 9781370384112

Calum’s Soul

Should we get away from here? Adriana said. Or wait for the Albino’s men to come and slaughter us.

Calum chuckled. You have a wild imagination, lassie.

So you don’t think they’ll come?

Oh they’ll come, you can count on it.

Then if we’re still here they’ll slaughter us won’t they?

Calum shrugged. Aye, they’ll try.

Then we should be somewhere else when they come.

First we have to get the bulls to safety. Good men died saving them.

Adriana pointed at the men recovering in the shelter of the cliff. Can’t they do that?

They’re sailors. Calum gave her a gentle smile. And I think they’ve done enough.

Yes, I think they have, she said, and looked around. Then you know about cattle?

Calum laughed. I know about steak. John knows all about cattle.

John gave him a slow look.

I know if we don’t get these animals back to the farmers, a lot of bairns will be without milk, Calum said, ignoring him.

That’s cows, John said.

Same thing, Calum said.

Cows give milk, bulls… John shrugged. Make more bulls.

There, I said he knew all about cattle.

Adriana closed her eyes.

If we start one of them moving, they’ll all follow along, John said.

Then we’ll do that, Calum said, standing up and heading for the bulls still milling around at the top of the beach.

John put his hand on Adrian’s arm as she started to follow. This should be an edification for us.

Calum stopped at the top of the beach and looked around for a moment, picked the big black bull to be leader and crunched through the shingle towards it. It watched him coming without lifting its head.

Shoo, Calum said, waving his arms at it.

It continued to watch him without shooing.

He looked around. What he needed was a stick. He saw a thin driftwood branch in the rocks, picked it up and swished it. It could’ve been made for the job.

John groaned.

Calum approached the bull and moved off to its right side. The bull turned to keep its head facing him. Calum moved further. The bull followed. Calum was now up the beach and had the high ground advantage. He took a step to his left. The bull moved to its right. Calum quickly stepped right and raised the switch to give the bull a bit of encouragement to begin its journey.

The bull lunged faster than it seemed possible for such a beast and butted Calum’s side, sending him skidding across the loose pebbles. He lost his footing and executed a fine somersault down the beach to land head first at the waters edge with his kilt up over his head and his naked buttocks white