“A son,” she whispered.
He licked his dry lips. “Two?”
“Aye,” she said. “Two.”
Liam sat alongside her, running his knuckles down her soft cheek. He used his finger to edge back the small blanket and looked down at the most beautiful sight he’d ever seen. A tiny head with ginger colored hair, his eyes closed in peaceful slumber.
Mum walked over and put his daughter in his arms. She kissed Sybil and Liam both on the head and left the room.
“Tha gaol agam ort,” Liam whispered to his darling English wife.
“Tha gaol agam ort-fhèin,” she answered her strong Scottish warrior.
They spent the next ten minutes counting fingers and toes on their English-Scottish bairns.
Author’s Note
There wasn’t a lot of information available on post-Culloden and the Clearances in Scotland, so I used my regency knowledge to fill in what I couldn’t get actual facts for. For those of you familiar with Scottish history, if there are mistakes, they are mine, alone.
If I left you wondering what happened to Sybil’s twin, Sarah, watch for the release of the sixth Marriage Mart Mayhem novel, The Highlander’s Accidental Marriage coming in late 2015.
Acknowledgments
The Highlander’s Choice is the fifth book my fabulous editor, Erin McCormack Molta and I have worked on together. Her suggestions are always spot on, and make the story so much better. And she does a wonderful job of cleaning up my grammar and pointing out pluperfect active verbs.
About the Author
USA Today bestselling author of The Elusive Wife, Callie Hutton writes both Western Historical and Regency romance, with “historic elements and sensory details” (The Romance Reviews). She also pens an occasional contemporary or two. Callie lives in Oklahoma with several rescue dogs, two adult children, and daughter-in-law (thankfully all not in the same house), and her top cheerleader husband of thirty-eight years. She also recently welcomed twin grandsons to her ever expanding family. Callie loves to hear from readers, and would welcome you as a “friend” on Facebook. You can contact her through her website: www.calliehutton.com, or write her directly at [email protected]
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