When Divana joined him, radiantly smiling like his queen of the high seas, Da took her hand and placed it in Kennan’s palm. “You have chosen the woman who will preside alongside you when you become clan chief. I’ll admit I had my misgivings at first. But then I recalled a time when she tended you without sleep, fiercely protecting you from all ills, trusting no one else to mind your bedside. I do believe this lass would have gladly given her life for you. And her spirit embodies the essence of what it means to be a Cameron.”

Da squeezed their joined hands tightly. “I approve of this union and welcome my new daughter into the clan.”

Kennan blinked, forcing himself not to shed a tear, but his throat choked up on his next words. “Thank you, Father.”

As the service proceeded, Kennan saw nothing but the kind, generous, and remarkable woman standing before him. She’d conquered the gravest of adversities and come out stronger and wiser than anyone he knew. And his father was right. Divana would be unmatchable as the next Lady Lochiel.

She smiled and whispered, “What are ye thinking?”

He inclined his lips to her ear. “I’m the luckiest man in the world.”

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Author’s Note

Thank you for joining me for The Highland Rogue. I’ve been wanting to write Kennan’s story for a long time, but because he’s been such a bad boy in the past, I first had to redeem him and show the man coming into his own in The Highland Earl, where Kennan had a supporting role. In fact, he has had supporting roles in The Highland Renegade and The Highland Chieftain as well.

I fashioned Kennan after John MacEwen Cameron, Eighteenth of Lochiel and Chief of Clan Cameron. He was the son of Sir Ewen Cameron, the Great Lochiel (who lived to the ripe age of ninety), though in fact John married Isabel Campbell of Lochnell. On that note, I must say that Divana’s character is completely fictional, however I did make mention of Isabel’s father, Laird Alexander Campbell of Ardslignish, in this story.