Hunting His Highland Lass
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Rory MacPherson has returned home to find his castle overrun by the English and his timid wife missing. So when he hears of her tales of bravery, he's just a little surprised. But his main concern is whether she is still alive or has been captured. Upon discovering her intention to run to her father's and to leave their affectionless marriage for good, Rory realises just how much sweet Isla means to him. Can the warrior get past his fears of being too rough for her?
Though fear of capture drove Isla out, it's the fear of returning to her marriage that keeps her travelling across the unforgiving Highlands. Not that she doesn't care for her husband, but she can no longer bear desiring a man who clearly doesn't want her. Believing that he must be sharing his bed with another lass, Isla plans to beg her father for refuge from the English...and her husband. But the journey is dangerous and Rory is a determined man. Will he even let her go?
Hunting His Highland Lass is a short Scottish romance with a little heat.
Samantha Holt
USA Today bestselling author Samantha Holt lives in a small village in England with her twin girls and a dachshund called Duke. She has been a full-time author since 2012, having gone through several careers including nurse and secretary.
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Hunting His Highland Lass - Samantha Holt
Inverness, 1297
Rory MacPherson grimaced as he eyed his dilapidated keep. The outer wall had taken a serious battering and the portcullis had been knocked in so that it hung at an odd angle. Of course, half of the destruction had been caused by his own men as they attempted to claim back the castle from the English. Thankfully the siege hadn’t lasted long but who knew what damage they had done? Not to mention his household was scattered to the winds.
His gut twisted. Isla’s brown eyes flitted through his mind, warmed by the fireplace as she sat in her usual chair. Had she got away in time? Or had she still been in there, defending his castle when the English broke through? He gripped his sword and swiped the sweat from his brow as he pushed past the twisted gate and raised his head to view the castle. The shutters were torn from their hinges, chunks of stone were missing from the walls. Blood soiled the bailey.
With a shake of his head, he hurried up the outer steps and into the Great Hall. He should never have left her to deal with this. A lass had no place fighting men’s wars. And seeing such bloodshed. Especially a lass like Isla. His wife was delicate, sweet. Not made for battle.
But still, they had kept the English at bay for several sennights. His men must have fought hard for fear of what the English might do to them and their lady. Rory swallowed the knot in his throat as he studied the hall with its upturned tables and the smell of death lingering in the air.
Ach, he should never have left Dunmuir. Should never have left Isla. He clenched his fist and considered what might have happened to her. His heart flipped as he realised he’d have to scour the keep for her. When they’d forced the English out, there had been no sign of his wife. He prayed she had fled. She was a beautiful woman—a tempting prize for any man.
He kicked aside a chair and began his hunt of the lower floor. Men entered the hall behind him and did the same, scouring the place for the enemy or any of their kin left standing. Who could have predicted the English would come up the coast? While he had joined the Scots on the border, the English snuck around them and took several castles, including his own. By the time he got word of the attack, it was too late. Only days before he arrived, the English succeeded in breaking through their defences and taking his home.
And mayhap his wife...
Poor lass. She deserved so much better. He took the stairs up to the gallery and continued his ascent to the solar. Once his chamber, it now looked no better than a peasant’s home. His grand bed was torn and filthy, his furniture tossed aside. Some of Isla’s gowns had been thrown about, a stark reminder of what might have happened to her.
In truth, he might never see her again. She was either captured or dead. Or by some miracle, she had escaped in time. He prayed for that but the sickening beat of his heart told him otherwise. Rory picked up a pale blue gown and fingered it. It looked strange against his blood stained hand. So small and feminine. Whereas he was big and rough. A primitive warrior. He sighed as he dropped the gown and studied the chamber once more.
Since his marriage to Isla, he barely set foot in here. After that one night—their wedding night—he hardly dared to. He clenched his teeth as need stirred. It proved too hard to muster the control to keep his desires at bay around her and he’d hurt her enough the first time. Sweet Isla deserved much more. If only the lass wasn’t so wee and fragile. But she wasn’t the first woman who’d told him he