We cannot afford to anger Gregor McDonald. “ ’Tis too late to tell me not to become too involved.” Make a clean break before you become too involved. I’m not going to waste a single second, so that when it comes time for us to part, we’ll have a lifetime of memories to hold us into our old age.” I only know that as long as I have her, I refuse to pretend I’m not filled with gladness as soon as she comes into a room. “Could you let go of Mairin? If the king came to you tomorrow and told you that she would be given in marriage to another man to seal an alliance with the throne of Scotland, would you simply say aye and accept that you could never have her?” Someone will be hurt unless you end it here and now.” I would visit no shame on either of the women.” I have no desire to hurt either woman even if I have no knowledge of Rionna McDonald. I can’t … I can’t just give her up because it’s the right thing to do. If you care at all for her, you’ll spare her that devastation and humiliation.” It will only hurt her later when you marry another. He stopped and dropped the last over the edge of the pail. “Alaric …” Ewan trailed off and stared up at his brother while he rung out a series of cloths. “If ’tis up to me, the debt owed to her will be repaid.” “She has had all manner of injustice heaped upon her,” Alaric said in a tight voice. “Jesu, what happened to her?” Ewan demanded quietly. He wanted to march over and kill the whole lot of them. He realized now that she was reliving her treatment by the hands of Laird McDonald and her subsequent banishment from the McDonald clan. I did nothing.”Īlaric’s rage knew no bounds. There was resignation in her posture as if she’d given up fighting off her unknown demon. Silent tears slid seamlessly down her cheeks. When he continued to ease the dress over her shoulders she began weeping. It stung, but she was as weak as a kitten and didn’t pack much of a punch. Her hands batted outward, connecting with Alaric’s cheekbone. Tears thickened in her throat, making her already-hoarse voice all the more husky. As soon as Ewan began busying himself with dampening the clothes in the basin across the room, Alaric set about removing Keeley’s gown-an act she was not happy about and determined to fight him at every turn.
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