Chapter 18
4:49 p.m.
Alistair looked around the Tapestry Drawing room and found neither Sophia nor Gabriela.
“Sophia wants us to finish the guest list, Father.” He sat beside his father and opened his laptop. “Where are the girls?”
“They just left with Alice, the children, and Tavish Uilleam,” answered Leonard.
“They are very much alike, you know?” Lachlann mused aloud to no one in particular, as he put his feet on the ottoman, peering at Sophia and Gabriela’s photo on Alistair’s computer screen.
Leonard turned to look at his father-in-law, his brow creased. “What do you mean?”
“Tavish Uilleam and Sophia. They have both known pain. Physical and spiritual. They’ll form a steady friendship. You’ll see.”
Alistair, who was typing, stiffened and his stance darkened. “There can be no fri
