to her chamber in the tower and returned with a package wrapped in twine. “What is it, Claray?” Dyna asked as she helped serve goblets of ale to her family.
Claray stood in front of the group to make her announcement, her gaze occasionally drifting to Thorn. “When I was out in the storm, Grandmama and Grandsire came to me. Grandsire found me in the snow and lifted me onto Midnight with him, and Grandmama was waiting for us in the cave. She fussed over me, just like she always did, brushing the snow away, hanging my coat, warming my hands, straightening my hair…”
A collective sigh came in unison from her sisters, cousins, and aunts.
“Anyway, once they got me settled, they left food for me and made me promise not to leave. Grandmama told me I needed to draw my pictures because I had brought the paper and new tools Aunt Jennie had given me. ’Tis kind of chalk and it makes colors.”
She separated the pictures she’d drawn, then made her way around the hall, handing a picture to each couple. She’d drawn pictures of Alex and Maddie for each of their bairns, pictures of Quade and Brenna, Logan and Gwyneth, Aedan and Jennie, which went to their children. She also had pictures of some of the wee ones in the clan and pictures of Ramsay Castle and Grant Castle.
Everyone was amazed by her ability. Aunt Brenna said, “I had no idea you were so talented, but how did you know?”
“What do you mean, how did I know?”
“You drew them exactly as we just saw them now. They are younger, dressed in their holiday best, and you’ve captured the serene happiness I saw in their faces. My brother’s smile looks just as it did when he was younger. You’ve illustrated them perfectly. How did you know that’s what they’d be wearing?”
They all turned to wait for her answer. Claray thought carefully about what they had said and gave them the only answer she had. “’Twas how they appeared to me in the cave. Grandsire came close, and I was finally able to see what I’d been missing before.”
Thorn moved to look over Kyla’s shoulder. He gasped at the beautiful rendering, then turned back to his betrothed. “My apologies, Claray. I guess I do believe in angels. There is no other answer.”
Claray handed him the last picture, the one she’d drawn of the sparkling landscape after the storm, a single horse crossing the landscape with two figures atop it. “’Tis my gift to you. I wish to always remember the moment you came for me. I love you, Thorn.”
He hugged her, staring at her beautiful rendition of the Cameron landscape.
“’Twas an odd cascade of events that led up to our betrothal and the drawing together of our clans, but ’twill be the most wonderful Yule ever.” She looked around at all of her family—aunts, uncles, cousins, siblings—and realize how blessed they were. She could only hope there would be many other gatherings like the one her grandparents had arranged.
She hugged Thorn and whispered, “Mayhap someday we’ll be angels too.”
“Lass, you already are.”
Dear Reader,
I wish you the most wondrous holiday of the season. I pray for health and happiness for all of us.
And for a vaccine…
I’m off to Elizabeth’s story next.
Happy reading,
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OTHER NOVELS BY KEIRA MONTCLAIR
THE CLAN GRANT SERIES
#1- RESCUED BY A HIGHLANDER-Alex and Maddie
#2- HEALING A HIGHLANDER’S HEART-Brenna and Quade
#3- LOVE LETTERS FROM LARGS-Brodie and Celestina
#4-JOURNEY TO THE HIGHLANDS-Robbie and Caralyn
#5-HIGHLAND SPARKS-Logan and Gwyneth
#6-MY DESPERATE HIGHLANDER-Micheil and Diana
#7-THE BRIGHTEST STAR IN THE HIGHLANDS-Jennie and Aedan
#8- HIGHLAND HARMONY-Avelina and Drew
THE HIGHLAND CLAN
LOKI-Book One
TORRIAN-Book Two
LILY-Book Three
JAKE-Book Four
ASHLYN-Book Five
MOLLY-Book Six
JAMIE AND GRACIE- Book Seven
SORCHA-Book Eight
KYLA-Book Nine
BETHIA-Book Ten
LOKI’S CHRISTMAS STORY-Book Eleven
THE BAND OF COUSINS
HIGHLAND VENGEANCE
HIGHLAND ABDUCTION
HIGHLAND RETRIBUTION
HIGHLAND LIES
HIGHLAND FORTITUDE
HIGHLAND RESILIENCE
HIGHLAND DEVOTION
HIGHLAND BRAWN
HIGHLAND YULETIDE MAGIC
HIGHLAND SWORDS
THE SCOT’S BETRAYAL
THE SCOT’S SPY
THE SCOT’S PURSUIT
THE SCOT’S QUEST
THE SCOT’S DECEPTION
THE SCOT’S ANGEL
THE SOULMATE CHRONICLES
#1 TRUSTING A HIGHLANDER
#2 TRUSTING A SCOT
STAND-ALONE BOOKS
THE BANISHED HIGHLANDER
REFORMING THE DUKE-REGENCY
WOLF AND THE WILD SCOTS
FALLING FOR THE CHIEFTAIN-3RD in a collaborative trilogy
THE SUMMERHILL SERIES- CONTEMPORARY ROMANCE
#1-ONE SUMMERHILL DAY
#2-A FRESH START FOR TWO
#3-THREE REASONS TO LOVE
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Keira Montclair is the pen name of an author who lives in South Carolina with her husband. She loves to write fast-paced, emotional romance, especially with children as secondary characters.
When she’s not writing, she loves to spend time with her grandchildren. She’s worked as a high school math teacher, a registered nurse, and an office manager. She loves ballet, mathematics, puzzles, learning anything new, and creating new characters for her readers to fall in love with.
She writes historical romantic suspense. Her bestselling series is a family saga that follows two medieval Scottish clans through four generations and now numbers over thirty books.
Contact her through her website: www.keiramontclair.com
The Scot’s Angel
Highland Swords, Book 6
Published by Keira Montclair
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