Love Beyond Dreams (A Scottish Time Travel Romance): Book 6 (Morna's Legacy Series) Read Free Page B

the boy’s reference to her, my phone buzzed and Tracy’s number displayed on the screen as I looked down at it. I swiped to answer, told her to hold on a tad bit too sharply, and then turned to speak to the young boy once again.  
    “Do you think you could wait here for me for just a moment? It’s Tracy, the woman you were just talking about. I’m Gillian, her sister. Cooper, are your mom and dad around somewhere?”
    He nodded and pointed outside. “Oh yeah. Well my mom and E-o are and my Aunt Jane and Uncle Adwen. They’re just walking down the bridge from where the cars dropped us all off. They’ll be here soon.”
      “Why did someone drop you off before the bridge? They could have driven down here.”
    “Oh.” The boy shrugged. “Well, I think they just wanted to walk. I ran ahead of them.”
    I didn’t believe him. The words fell out of his mouth awkwardly, and he looked uncomfortable and guilty.  
    “With their luggage?”
    Cooper didn’t respond. If not for Tracy’s screeching voice coming through the phone asking where I was, I would’ve taken a step outside to watch for his supposed party and pressed him further. Instead, I just nodded and turned to walk halfway up the stairs so I could speak more privately to my sister. When I was close enough that I could still see the boy but far enough away that I didn’t think he could hear me without straining, I spoke into the phone.  
    “You rented out the castle, Tracy? Aiden’s not going to be pleased with that at all. He still has so many workers around here on most days and there’s still a lot that they haven’t finished.”
    “Oh, Gillie.” She sounded completely unapologetic, as always. She could never see when she did something inconsiderate. “Aiden already knows. I talked to Anne a few hours ago. As soon as his drugs wear off, I’m sure he will be as thrilled as you will be about it once you hear how much they offered to pay me. She’s driving him back to the castle now. I’m sure you will see them both soon.”
    “Drugs?” Confusion coursed through me at her statement about Aiden.  
    “Oh yes, apparently Anne used the promise of a weekend away together as a ruse to get him to take care of some extensive dental work he’s been putting off, but he’s a big baby so they had to drug him up really well. I could hear him singing some sort of slurred sonnet to her through the phone.”  
    Tracy laughed, and I allowed myself to slump down on one of the steps of the staircase. I’d seen flashes of exploding appendixes and hospital rooms at the mention of Aiden on drugs, and it frightened me. The relief I felt at knowing it was just a few sore teeth that had delayed him was immeasurable.  
    When Tracy finally stopped laughing at herself, she spoke again. “So, come on, Gillie. Guess how much they offered?”
      “I don’t know, Tracy. How much?”
    “They’ve offered to pay you one hundred thousand dollars for three nights at the castle. And you don’t even have to leave. You, Aiden, the dog, everyone can stay right where you are since there’s plenty of room for everyone.”
    It was the first time Tracy had mentioned Toby since she left, and I knew I needed to lay claim on him right away. I glanced down at the young boy to see Toby crawled up in his lap, licking his face while Cooper laughed and stroked the dog affectionately. My heart swelled up with love for the little ball of fluff.  
    “Tracy, before you explain all of this stuff, I want to talk to you about the dog. I’ve grown rather fond of him and…” I hesitated and Tracy surprised me by relieving my anxiety before I even had a chance to voice my concern.  
    “I know. He’s yours now, Gillie. That’s why I called you. The dog is yours, the castle is yours, the money that the guests coming tonight will leave is yours to give to Aiden so he can finish the renovations. In short, little sister, everything is yours.”  

CHAPTER 4

    Just Outside Cagair