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Bryce grinned though it faded slowly. “And I can’t believe you don’t seem thrilled to see that the woman you love is alive and well and here waiting for you.”
“He’s right,” Reeve chimed in. “You looked more as if you wished to escape her than hold her.”
“I have to agree with my brothers,” Duncan said. “And your concern for Bliss was blatantly obvious. Want to tell us something?”
Trey looked to his da, who simply nodded. There wasn’t much he kept or could keep from his brothers, and that they could be trusted went without saying. He rubbed at his chin, shook his head, and, with a smile, said, “Bliss and I are wed.”
Trey hadn’t expected complete silence to meet his announcement and was relieved when Bryce spoke.
“Are you sure about this? Bliss is not like other women.”
“Something I am grateful for,” Trey said, his smile spreading.
“Don’t you worry that there is nothing you will be able to keep from her?” Reeve asked.
Trey threw the question back at him. “Do you think there is anything you can keep from your wife?”
Reeve laughed. “True enough.”
Carmag rested a hand on his son’s shoulder. “I remember how much you loved Leora and how inconsolable you were when you thought her dead. Are you sure that your love for Leora is gone?”
“What difference does it make?” Duncan asked. “He is wed to Bliss. There can be no changing that.”
Carmag squeezed his son’s shoulder. “I am familiar with the Picts’ ways. Marriages can be ended at their choosing and with only a few words spoken.”
“Damn, I should have married a Pict,” Reeve said with a laugh.
“You would end your marriage to Tara that easily,” Trey snapped.
Reeve’s laughter died quickly. “I but joke. I love my wife and would never think of ending my marriage ... but, then, I haven’t loved another woman as strongly as I love Tara.”
“Why did you wed so fast?” Carmag asked. “Why did you not wait until you returned home and share the happy occasion with your family?”
Trey hadn’t been prepared for questions. He had believed, or had he hoped, that his family would simply accept the marriage and not pry. But he should have known better.
“Once your mum finds out, and I would not wait long to tell her, she will want answers,” Carmag said.
His da didn’t have to remind him. He knew his mum would question and probe until...
He shook his head.
“True love doesn’t die easily, my son,” Carmag said. “Make certain this is what you want.”
Chapter 27
Bliss appreciated Dolca’s help and had been glad for her company, but what she now sensed would soon bring her to tears, and she simply wished to be alone.
“Dolca, I need to—”
“Think,” the older woman finished.
“I forget how wise you are.”
Dolca walked over to where Bliss sat on the bed and offered her a comforting hand. “I am here whenever you need me.”
Bliss gave her hand a squeeze and smiled. “It will go better than you think. Do not worry.”
“I did not give you my hand with expectation of—”
