My Highlander, My Love, Part Three:Forbidden Love, The Greatest Love Story Ever Told.

Hearts on Fire

Silas was relieved when his brother Daniel took over his post, he wanted to join the festivities and find himself another wench to screw, mayhap, he thought, a brunette this time. Walking amongst the huge crowd, the Druid's nostrils flared and his mouth watered. The lambs on the spits filled the air as they cooked and Silas was starving! Grabbing a tankard of ale from a servant who was passing them out to the crowds, he walked over to where his brothers sat, and joined them. 

"When do the games begin?" Silas asked Michael, but his brother paid no heed to him, instead he jumped to his feet and walked away. Turning to Daniel, Silas asked, "What's up his arse?" 

"He has the weight of the world on his shoulders, you would be feeling the same if it were you!" Daniel said in his brothers defense. 

"If it were I, I would have two wenches in my bed pleasuring me to take my mind off my problems. Tis not worth it to carry everyone's burdens on my back!" Silas laughed, and emptied out his tankard of ale. 

"And if I were you I would take a second and third look at Isabella, she is the fairest in all the land, yet you seem to not notice this! Are you blind brother?" Edward asked. 

"She doesn't want him anyway!" Daniel said, as he licked his lips, "yesterday I found her surrounded by a huge crowd of warriors, and they were all vying for her attention. I'm going to go claim her myself before one of the other warriors snatches her!" 

Silas stiffened, but said nothing.

"You do that brother, but I wouldn't be surprised if she turns you down. I see how she looks at the MacCloud brothers, in fact I over heard Camran yesterday say that he was going to ask her to dance today!" And all eyes turned in Silas's direction.

"Why are you all looking at me, I don't care who the wench dances with, she means nothing to me!" Silas said angrily and jumped to his feet.

"Who said anything about you brother?" Nicholas said, "I was merely saying what I witnessed, you don't deserve her anyhow, she is a prize and you are a pig! At least Camran will treat her with the respect that she so richly deserves. I saw him kiss her hand yesterday and paid her a huge compliment. There is no doubt in my mind that soon he will be warming her bed at night. Her eyes sparkled and her cheeks turn fifty shades of red when she looks at him. If you ask me, I think she is smitten with the man!"

Silas whipped his tankard of ale to the ground and stalked off, surprising his brothers by his actions. 

"Me thinks our brother has fallen hard for her!" Nicholas laughed.

"And you couldn't help it but stick it to him!" Stephan who had walked up behind them said,

"He deserved everything, our brother needs a wake up call!" James said, "if we don't shake him up a little, Isabella will die from grief before he realizes she is his soulmate!"

Stephan dropped on his arse next to his uncle's, "He will die a thousand deaths before he realizes and acknowledges his feelings for her, mayhap Daniel you should go and claim her before Camran does to keep her safe, because he will fight to win her attentions and then he will ask for her hand in marriage, but if you claim her first and pretend you have a liking to her until Silas wakes up, we can save ourselves the trouble of the fued that will brew between our clans."

"It will be my pleasure, but what's going to stop me from falling in love with her too?" Daniel asked, already having a liking to her.

"The fact that she is your brothers soulmate fool!" James called out from the other side of their circle.

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"Come back here cat!" Alana yelled as she ran after Bella. 

Bella ran faster than the speed of light to get away from the brat, but the brat was faster than her! 

"Got ya!" The brat said with satisfaction, as she dangled the cat up side down with her two hands in the air. 

Bella trembled with fear, she knew what the brat was capable of, and sweat formed on the top of her head. 

"Let Bella go and come here now, or I will throttle you to death!" Dora warned the brat.

Alana sighed and dropped the cat, but not before smiling wickedly at her, to let her know that next time she won't be that lucky.

As soon as Bella touched the ground she bolted for cover.

"How many times do I have to tell you to behave and start acting like a little girl instead of a tomboy?" Dora asked angrily, "now get back to your tent and wash up, or I will make sure your papa will box your ears off!" 

Archangel Gabriel watched with interest as the child stomped off towards her tent, and he followed behind her. Soon she will be all grown up and he needed to talk to the Masters before that. 

Bella ran up the hill and down the other side of it, and lost her balance. She fell on her arse and rolled all the way to the bottom of the hill. She kept her eyes closed until her body crashed into something and came to a complete stop. 

Slowly opening her eyes, Bella stared at a pair of hairy legs. Her eyes slowly glided upwards until she came face to face with a black and grey stripped cat. He was tall and furry, and his green eyes looked down at her as if she were the best thing that ever happened to him. 

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"How is Maria fairing?" Foster asked, glad that the babe survived. 

"She is in mint condition." Sidri replied. "And soon she will give me a son!"

Foster raised his tankard of ale in the air, "To the babe then, the next King of the Unseelie Fays!" 

"Aye," Sidri said, as he too raised his tankard in the air. 

"Sidri?" Maria's sweet voice echoed from down the hall.

Sidri nearly tripped over his feet as he ran to his wife's bedside, in the next room. 

"My love, is something amiss?" The Fay asked, as he placed his huge hand on her round belly. 

"I am thirsty, can you please fetch me a glass of water?" She asked. 

The Fay wasted no time, as he darted to the kitchen to get a glass of water for his soulmate. When he returned he found Maria standing by the window. 

"Maria come back to bed! You are huge with child and you mustn't risk a miscarriage!" Sidri told her, worried that she might Put his babe in harms way.

"I will not! I want to go to the Wine Fest, it is the last one for this year and I don't want to miss it!" 

"My love, it is a risk going to the Fest!" Sidri reasoned.

"I'm not an invalid Sidri, I'm with child!"

"You are at high risk, and I will not put my child in harms way by taking you to the fest!" He argued. 

"I'm going to the festival Sidri whether you like it or not, and if you don't take me, I will go without you!" She threatened. 

"Is this festival more important than our child?" Sidri asked, raising an eye brow.

"Yes!" Maria lied stubbornly, just to anger him. She had been locked up in this room for much too long, while he went everywhere without her. 

Sidri stiffened, why would Maria insist on putting his child in harms way just to attend a stupid festival? Did she hopes to catch a glimpse of a man perhaps that she carries secret feelings for? 

"Is there a reason why you would want to go to the festival in your condition? A man perhaps, someone you fancy yourself in love with?" He asked, and his gut twisted with pain.

Maria stared at him with disbelief. How can he think after all that they have shared together that there was someone else? How dare he! 

"Yes there is, and I need to see him!" She lied. 

Sidri died a thousand deaths, her words were a knife in his heart! "Very well then, prepare to leave after our midday meal!" 

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