Read Online The Warlord Forever by Alyssa Morgan - Free Book Online

things hadn’t changed in the many years that had passed.
    Crowds of people hurried past them with those fascinating electronic devices held to their ears. Cell phones . Kenna had let him call Evan on her own cell phone just to see how it worked. He could talk to anyone, no matter how far away. She told him that with computers, you could even see the person while you talked to them. Too bad he had no one left to talk to.
    Ian made Kenna and Evan explain everything to him, show him how things worked or what they did, until it finally started getting dark. Kenna suggested they spend the evening in a restaurant having a nice meal. Ian hated to be stuck inside once again, but he quickly found the restaurant had its own amusements to keep him occupied.
    They started in the bar area, where he got to watch more television, sports this time, basketball, which he very much enjoyed once Evan explained the rules of the game to him. He watched ice cold beer poured from the tap and tried one of each, deciding the Guinness to be his favorite. Yes, he very much liked this new world. Everything was so convenient.
    He hated to leave the bar for a table, but Kenna insisted they eat their meal in the dining area. Like civilized people . Ian didn’t mind so much. He could see the television from his seat and the waiter brought him as much beer as he wanted.
    Evan took over the meal and ordered some of everything for the table so Ian could try a number of different items. He was currently enjoying the duck a l’orange and garlic mashed potatoes. Delicious .
    “Are you enjoying the food?” Kenna smiled knowingly at him as he finished the plate.
    Was it that obvious?
    He tried to refrain from making too many pleasurable noises as he finished off what remained of the food, but he couldn’t help himself. Each dish was like a work of art. The world had come a long way from the one he’d known.
    As much as he missed his Highland castle, he preferred the modern conveniences he found himself surrounded with. Imagine the things he could accomplish in a world like this. There was nothing a man couldn’t do. No place he couldn’t go. No knowledge he couldn’t obtain.
    “I can’t wait to see what happens when we get to the dessert,” Evan announced, sipping his whisky.
    Ian glanced over at Kenna. She could take the place of any sweet confection the restaurant had to offer. Her simple black dress had a modest neckline and the hem came all the way to her knees, but she’d be beautiful in anything she wore. He was getting used to the new styles of this world, and found he rather liked the way women dressed. He’d learned that Kenna dressed rather conservatively compared to the other women her age, and as much as he wanted to see more, he liked that about her.
    No woman of his would bare so much flesh in public.
    “Do you intend to order one of everything from that menu as well?” Kenna responded to her cousin. “At this rate, you’ll have your father’s bank account emptied in no time.”
    “You’ve got to learn to lighten up, little cousin.” Evan slurred his words, already feeling the effects of the bottle of whisky they’d had with dinner. “If you keep acting like an old maid, you’re going to become one.”
    She glared icily at him across the table. “Being sensible with money makes me an old maid now?” She folded her arms over her chest. “I suppose you’d rather I spent my inheritance without a care and ran around the city,” she said, “ kicking my knickers up ,” mimicking Ian’s Scottish brogue.
    “I should prefer you only do that with me, lass,” Ian informed her. “I doona like to share my women.” He held back a smile as he saw her face redden with embarrassment. Or maybe it was anger.
    “I think you should quit worrying so much,” Evan replied. “Don’t be afraid of life, live it.”
    “He’s right,” Ian agreed. “I don’t fear anything.”
    Her lips thinned with irritation. “Is that why you sealed