Emilia Ferguson

“he stared at Broderick. “Thank ye, lord.” He sounded amazed. “Not at all. Ride, now!” Without waiting for a response, or to check he was obeyed, Broderick wheeled around. He ran to his horse and mounted, then headed along the road. Heading north. To find his brother's beloved, and his own. Amabel. As he rode, the anger dissolved and the tears fell. Why had he not believed her? “I wish I had,” he shouted. “I will never dismiss her again.” His vision blurring, he rode on across the cold, tree-studded land. To reach the MacDowell fortress before it was too late. “Amabel,” he whispered. “Amabel!” He wished he had realized just how much he loved her. Realizing it, he was not sure how he had failed to see it. And he was not sure if his heart would not break. CHAPTER THIRTY-EIGHT FINDING A NEW WAY FINDING A NEW WAY Morning dawned gently.”
― Emilia Ferguson, Heart of a Highlander