Betrothed to the Crimson Laird (THORNS OF THE HIGHLANDS #1) by Alisa Adams EPUB & PDF – eBook Details Online
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- Authors: Alisa Adams
- Language: English
- Genre: Historical Romance
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Eight years passed, and during that time, it was generally agreed upon
by those who knew Isla that she did not change all that much.
She was taller, certainly, and her once-skinny silhouette had filled
out somewhat into curves that turned the heads of most lads that saw her.
But her brown eyes still laughed and danced, and her hair was often still
tangled and unruly from her activities.
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She remained headstrong and rebellious, and she still had a penchant for
dirtying her dresses at every opportunity. However, instead of doing so by
pretending to be various animals for her own amusement, she now found
ways to stain them whilst riding her beloved horse, Thistledown.
Thistledown was a tall stallion, milk white with dappled gray legs and
belly. He was sleek and fast, and he was given to Isla by Elspeth on her
eighteenth birthday in the hope that it would keep her off the ground—and
thus, keep her clothes clean.
Isla, in turn, seemed to go out of her way to find some muddy patch,
shallow stream, or dense forest every time she was out for a run… and so
she would return with her dresses spattered with muck, soaked through, or
covered in brambles. By that point, her mother had ceased complaining
about it, knowing that the war had been fought and lost long ago.
Hamish, on the other hand, stil refused to surrender that particular
conflict. He ranted and fumed each time he saw her in such a condition, and
today, it seemed, would be no exception.
“Look at the state of ye, lassie!” he exclaimed, horrified, as she
dismounted in front of the stables. “What swamp did ye drag yerself
through this time, eh?”
“I didnae think tae ask the frogs what it was called,” she giggled,
showing off the green and brown smears on her once-white dress.
“Actually, I quite like how it came out! I might just keep it this way!”
“Ye’ll do nae such damn thing!” he snapped. “Och, ye’ll be the death of
me some day! Go up an’ get changed this very instant, for I’ll nae have the
man kept waitin’ a moment longer than necessary!”
Isla tilted her head, freeing several leaves from her hair. “What man?”
“‘What man?’” He stomped his foot, exasperated. “I’ve only told ye a
hundred bloody times, lass! Rory Haggart, the older cousin of Laird Euan
Haggart, has declared his intention tae court ye! Theirs is a respectable clan,
and ‘twould be a strong match!”
“I’ve told ye over and over, father, I dinnae consent te ye offering me up
tae the highest bidder like a prize pig at a market!” she reminded him
crossly. “If I am tae marry, I shall marry someone of my own choosin’.”
“But ye never choose anyone! Ye never willingly let any lad make a
proper attempt tae woo ye, and I say this foolishness has gone on long
enough! Ye’re of marryin’ age, so ye are, an’ so ye shall do yer duty tae this
clan an’ marry a man who’ll help us thrive for generations tae come!”
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