Page 279 of The Defiant Curse

That Catherine was.

In fact, when she was done, she handed the paper back to Elizabeth.

On it, there was the name that had been obstructed.

‘Cathal Connaught.’

It appeared they found the man that likely had Ceit’s heart, and the father of her child.

That was a big chunk of the mystery.

Before Elizabeth could say anything, Gabby went there.

“Isn’t Connaught a place in Ireland?” she asked, pretty sure that she’d heard that name before.

Finn nodded.

“It is, Lass. It’s a providence in Ireland. It once had kingdoms in it before Ireland became part of the English crown.”

Elizabeth considered that.

Sarah had asked about something along the same lines. There was no doubt they were on the right track.

“I think we need to dig deeper into that,” she said. “I doubt it’s a coincidence that the man Ceit loved has the same surname as the providence. We need to see if the Darragh and Connacht clans in Ireland at that time connected.”

Gabby agreed.

“I’ll take that on,” she said. “Because that’s computer work, and that’s my thing. I’ll get us into the Irish archives online to see what I can find. Give me some time, and before you know it, we’ll have it.”

That worked for her.

“Thank you, Gabs.”

She didn’t mind.

“If we found Ceit’s love, I’ll see what history says about him. If he existed, we might know more about the man who gave her that heart.”

That they might.

“Oh, I’m jealous of the mystery,” Catherine admitted. “Look at you solving one here in Scotland.”

Honestly, this was her kind of a mystery.

No one was going to get eaten by a cannibal or shot. Yeah, people died, but not on her watch.

Likely of a plague or famine.

As shitty as that was, not her circus, and not her clowns.

“Well, we’ll let you know what happens,” Elizabeth admitted.

Catherine touched her arm.

“Yes, please, Lass. Ravensmire is very important to all of us. That’s our history. Right now, someone in this town could be part of this story. Their history might be happening all around us. We truly do love that castle.”

Yeah, she understood. She loved it too.

“I’m glad we can restore it.”