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home, by that time hopefully the odious beast should be gone and the betrothal broken, then she could marry the man she loved.
    She just hoped when she returned home her father wouldn’t be too angry with her and beat her for what she had done. Maybe her betrothed didn’t care that she ran away and was in fact quite relieved. Her cousin Lisa was there and she would probably be consoling him at this very moment.
    Her mouth tightened in a hard line, even though she knew it was wrong, she didn’t like Lisa very much. The woman was scheming and vindictive, and didn’t care who she hurt yet men still found her attractive, even married men. That is why Lisa’s father sent her here to avoid the terrible scandal she had created between Laird Cameron and his wife.
    She felt sorry for Lady Trisha, she was a kind and lovely lady and loved her husband, and for her cousin to seduce Laird Cameron knowing that his wife would catch them was such a malicious thing to do and she could barely bring herself to speak to her cousin since she had arrived.
    Knowing Lisa as she did, the woman was probably in bed already, cheering up her betrothed. After all, he owned a reputation of his own and that was half the reason why she ran away. She would never wed a man who had slept with as many women as he’d been rumored to have taken to bed.
    Definitely not . When she wed, she wanted to marry her darling Robert. Just thinking of him brought a sweet smile to her face. Robert was everything she wanted in a man, so handsome and kind. She had never seen him lose his temper and she knew that he would always be faithful to her, whereas her betrothed would never be. No, she made the right decision in running away and very soon she would be with the man she loved.
    Letting her lashes drift down , she smiled dreamily thinking of the lovely and loving future she would share with Robert. She was certain when the fornicating rogue ended the contract between them, her father would finally agree to let her marry the man she adored. There wasn’t any reason now he would be against them marrying.
    No , there would not be the excuse that it was impossible because she was already betrothed. She also disagreed with her father and she believed Robert would make a fine laird for her clan when the time came for him to take over from her papa. Oh, she hoped it would be a very long time before that would happen. She just had to make her father see what a fine man Robert was and he would stop this ceaseless disapproval of him.
    Her smile dying , she let out a heavy, sad sigh, she hated disappointing her father and upsetting him. And she knew by running away she had done just that, but surely he would understand that she couldn’t marry a man she abhorred and would never come to love. She was certain when she returned home all would be forgiven and her papa will be finally agreeable to letting her wed Robert.
    A chill wind swept through the little hut and she shivered beneath the mound of covers. It was all that fornicating rogues’ fault that she was driven from her home and was now suffering. She hoped that once he came to realize what his involvement with her cousin was going to cost him, he would be miserable as well.
    She made a choking sound of disgust. Maybe he would decide, since she wasn’t there, that Lisa could take her place. She laughed at the thought of those two immoral people ending up with each other. It would be fitting if they did. They would probably be wretched for the rest of their depraved lives and of course she would be deliriously happy and living with the man she loved.
    Even though she knew it was wicked of her to have such spiteful thoughts, but at the moment she didn’t feel very kindly towards either of them. Snuggling deeper into the straw mattress, she grimaced and shifted when a piece of stubble pierced her thigh. I hope they both rot in hell together, she mumbled between clench teeth.
    Some people deserved to be happy and some