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Cicely felt a peculiar calmness come over her, and she removed her hat and allowed her braids to ripple down over her shoulders. “Aye, it is true, Your Majesty. I am she.”

The Queen seemed lost for further words, but then appeared to pull herself together and scowled at Cicely. “It is not seemly that you should be dressed in such a fashion and share Lord Mackillin’s bedchamber. It is against holy writ. You will need to be imprisoned and brought before the justice.”

“No! This would be wrong, Your Majesty.” Mackillin started forward.

“You dare to speak to me in such a tone?” said the Queen, looking furious. “I am the Queen of England.”

“And I am a Scotsman, who has answered my own king’s order to come to your husband’s aid.” Mackillin bowed before her. “Forgive my hot-headedness, but Mistress Cicely is a loyal servant of both Your Majesties, as was her father. I speak the truth to you now. Her father gave her to me to be my wife. We are betrothed.”

Cicely drew in her breath with a hiss. Did he realize what he was saying?

Tamed by the Barbarian

Harlequin^®Historical