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brother’s throat. She was even more shocked at what he said next.
    “It will be you who will be obeying me, Greer. Patience has agreed to become my wife, which will make me the laird of the Clan Macinnes, joining our clans.”

Chapter Four
    Greer pounded the table. “You lie!”
    Hunter moved the dagger away from Greer’s throat as he turned to Patience. “Tell him you accepted my proposal.”
    His blue eyes were heated with a combination of fury and concern. She was not sure what Hunter was up to, but something told her to go along with him. They could settle it later, for he surely had to know that she had no intentions of marrying him.
    “Aye, I agreed,” Patience said. “It is the best solution to the situation.”
    Greer exploded with rage. “I did not condone this union and I forbid you to wed her.”
    “You cannot forbid me to wed her,” Hunter said. “The choice is mine and the other clans in the region will be happy to hear of such a union between our clans.”
    Greer’s anger turned to a snide smile. “Then we will celebrate and invite the surrounding clans to your nuptials and wedding feast in a week’s time.”
    Patience stepped forward. “No! I want my family present at my wedding. We will wed at my home.”
    Greer placed his meaty fists on the table and glared at her, a snarl on his lips as he said, “You can wed here and wed again when you return home. But I will see you properly joined before you leave here.”
    Patience wanted to put a stop to this farce but until she could speak to Hunter and see what this was all about, she decided to continue the charade. She did not know why that for the moment she was trusting Hunter, except that instinct advised her to do so. Though she would be damned if she would eat her words about marrying him. Never, ever would she wed Hunter McLaud.
    McFarden spoke up. “It will be good to have the McLauds not only as neighbors but as allies as well.”
    Greer scowled, but before he could respond, Patience said, “Boundaries continue to be respected, even more so, once clans are joined in marriage.”
    Greer folded his arms across his wide chest. “So, a Macinnes takes the cowardly way out of settling a dispute by marrying a warrior who does nothing but poke women all day.”
    Patience stepped next to Hunter. “A Macinnes knows when to sacrifice for the good of her clan and also to expand Macinnes holdings. Macinnes land and reputation stretches far and wide and its reach holds no bounds. You should be grateful you will be part of such a powerful clan, although the wedding has yet to take place. I might find it more prudent to call the wrath of my clan and its allies down upon you.”
    Greer grinned, appearing appeased. “I would welcome the challenge of battling the Macinnes.”
    Patience realized then that Greer had aligned himself with either one or more clans and clans he assumed could possibly beat the Macinnes clan. If that was so, then he had planned for this confrontation and what seemed even more plausible... to go to war with the Clan Macinnes.
    The thought disturbed her. She could not allow a war to happen. Countless lives would be lost and the search for her sister would be brought to an abrupt halt. This situation was far worse than she had believed, but there was one person who could provide the information she needed... Hunter. She had to talk with him and the sooner the better.
    Patience nodded at Greer. “Aye, you would, since foolish and selfish men think that war is the only answer.”
    “Be careful, woman, or you will feel the mighty wrath of a McLaud,” Greer said, striking the table once again with his fist.
    Hunter spoke up. “There is no changing the fact that Patience will be my wife. So it is time that you show her the respect she deserves.”
    Patience did not need him speaking up for her, and she certainly did not need him as a husband. The problem was... how did she resolve this issue without being forced to wed Hunter? She