Kira Freitas
The
Queen
1st Edition
Mangaratiba - RJ
MacBride Sisters Trilogy
2018
Vanessa Freitas Barbosa
The Queen
Book 01 of the MacBride Sisters Trilogy
For Aideen MacBride, there was no greater pain than the loss of her older sister, after a fateful morning that would be trapped in her memories, until the end of her life. Even her mother's unlovely meal was comforting in view of the fate that awaited her.
About to lose her younger sister to a marriage arranged with Alistair MacCalister, whose union could put an end to the civil war between the Scottish clans. In the midst of a frustrated escape attempt, Aideen is dragged into the arms of the noble warrior, who, enchanted by his courage, decides to marry her instead of her sister. But Aideen has a secret that could put her life in danger. A dark hole that expands in her chest every day. It will be up to the noble prince to end his torment, before it is too late.
Index
The Queen
Index
Bibliography:
Chapter 01
Chapter 02
Chapter 03
Chapter 04
Chapter 05
Chapter 06
Chapter 07
Chapter 08
Chapter 09
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Chapter 15
Chapter 16
Chapter 17
Chapter 18
Chapter 19
Chapter 20
Epilogue
About the author
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This is a work of fiction. Although places and objects are real, the characters and the story are completely fictional. Any resemblance is merely a coincidence.
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Author(s): Kira Freitas
Edition year: 2018
Cover designer: Vanessa Freitas
Diagram: Vanessa Freitas
Cover Image: Judy York
ISBN: 978-85-921093-8-7
Chapter 01
Alistair
- Calm down, boy! - I whispered, passing my hand lightly on the back of my horse, Sovereign, when he was frightened and pushed.
The narrow road leading to Dunhill Castle was slippery from the rain. Walking through the paths between the forests and canyons of the Highlands was not an easy task. Especially for people who didn't know the region like me. The weather was unstable and it almost always rained. When not, in the winter, it snowed rigorously.
Dunhill was a village that dominated the highlands of Scotland and I had the pleasure of calling it home. He was situated to the east in the lower part of the Highlands. To get to the village it was necessary to follow a trail through a forest that was divided into two paths, which only my brothers and I knew. The castle was centralized on the shores of Lake Duich with a strategic exit to the sea. I'd been traveling back home for three months. I was tired and crazy about a bath and good food.
As the leader of the troops that protected the Highlands in a war that had lasted too long, and which was made up of men from all allied clans, I spent most of the time away from home. He was long gone because of the threat of Roy MacGregor, Duke of Edinburgh and leader of the Lowlands clans. He'd been trying for years to take my father's crown and unite Scotland and England. On the one hand, it wouldn't be a bad idea, since we've been living in peace for a long time. The problem was that King Phillipe coveted the lands of all the lords and a pretext was enough for him to realize that ambition. I didn't trust him as much as other lords, but it would be great to have him by our side as an ally. With the strength of his army, we would certainly win that war definitively. The question was, at what price? I couldn't keep the siege much longer and Roy knew it.
Royland MacGregor was a Scottish lord of English descent, but far from the line of succession to the throne. He was Ravenna MacBride's half-brother, having been raised by his parents after being orphaned. He was cruel and bloodthirsty. He'd kill anyone who crossed his path. Some time ago, Roy had ambushed and allowed two of his men to rape and kill my sister Cora. Alec, my younger brother, was accompanying her with an escort and was shot in the chest by an arrow. This started a hunt that turned into a war, because my brothers and I swore vengeance. Each in his own way. He gathered all the clans who were against my father's reign and decided to overthrow him. His power is not as great as ours, but within the Edinburgh fortress, Roy was practically invincible, as she was impenetrable. We had been trying at all costs to find a way to get into the castle or get Roy to surrender, but we didn't have any success in any of the works. He could stay there as long as it took, until we perish. I was committed to not letting that happen.
My brother Alec did not possess as much skill with the sword as I did. I even doubted he'd get any. He's good at the art of expressing himself and he'd make a great negotiator. It was for this reason, and for other more important ones, that my mother had the idea of sending him to a monastery to study. Alec had entered a catatonic state after Cora's death and my father had not made it easy for him. I was very surprised that he was planning to send you to the front to join the army. I thought that was absurd and I totally disagreed. We had, my father and I, a settled agreement. Our words have always been our guarantees. It didn't make sense for him to miss his word right now.
My father, Brice MacCalister, was king since our ancestors decided to elect one to command all the clans. Everyone
