They were married in the chapel at Craigmoor Castle a few weeks later, Lady Juliette Pemberton becoming the bride of Alexander Stephen Gordon, the Seventh Earl of Gordon, Laird of the Gordon clan.
As the minister said the words that joined her to him forever, Juliette was reminded that good things do come to those who seize the opportunity. With a satisfied sigh, she realized she had fulfilled her destiny.
She had become the bride of the Black Scot.
But in her heart, she knew she would always be simply Stephen’s wife.