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Bound In Wedlock
Gallacher Castle, Scotland, 1658
“Come in, me dear,” Laird Gallacher called.
Holly entered her father’s study. She was nervous. Something was brewing,
and she could not figure out what it was.
Lochlan wagged his finger to beckon his daughter forward. He dipped his
quill in the inkpot and scribbled something on the parchment before him.
Her father spent a lot of time in his study, and Holly knew he devoted a lot
of time to business dealings, hoping to reclaim what he had lost.
She stopped at the mahogany table and waited for him to finish. Two fat
candles illuminated the room, one on each side of the desk. The wick had
been trimmed multiple times, and the wax had melted and congealed to
create girth where there had previously been height.
Her blonde hair was tinted gold in the candlelight, her curls dancing
between shadow and light even though she was still. Her green eyes burned
emerald in the flickering flame. The study had no windows, but Holly could
feel the darkness outside the castle walls.
“Aye,” Lochlan muttered as he finished writing. “That will do it.” He
looked up at his daughter. “Ye are to be married.”
“Aye, Faither,” Holly replied.
It was common knowledge that she would be married as soon as an
appropriate suitor was found.
“To Laird MacPherson,” Lochlan announced.
A shiver ran through Holly. She was the eldest daughter, and she had
matured far quicker than her sisters. She cared for them and guided them.
I would do anything for me sisters, but how can I do this?
“Laird MacPherson?” she hissed. For a moment, she felt as if she would
lose her balance and fall. She leaned forward and placed her hands on the
desk to steady herself, becoming more confrontational. “I dinnae want to
marry him. I cannae marry a monster.”
“This isnae a discussion,” her father warned. “Ye will marry him, and that is
that. Ye are four and twenty years, and that is far too old nae to be married.”
“So I dinnae have a say in it now? Ye’ve had me meet with lairds and other
nobles and given me time to decide, and now ye rush me into this? With
him?!”
“Aye, he might have a beastly reputation, but it is a favorable match,”
Lochlan said. “He does well with his Clan and the other Clans. Ye
shouldnae listen to idle gossip so much. Ye should be thankin’ me. ”
“Thankin’ ye?” Holly spat. “We both ken it is nae idle gossip. How can I—”
I Lochlan slammed his fist on the desk, startling her.
Holly took a step back as her father stood up and placed his hands on the
table, ready for a fight.
“Ye will do as I say,” he warned. “I am yer faither and the head of this
family. Ye willnae talk to me like that, do ye hear?”
Holly wanted to fight, but her father was right. “Aye, Faither.”
“Good.” Lochlan brushed his hands together. “This isnae just about ye,
Holly. This is about the clans and what is best for our family. Yer sisters are
all about marryin’ age, and they need to be wed, too. Lily, Violet, and Rose
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