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"And you, Jereentleot Jerry to his feet instantly

"Of course If you want this and love the man, have at it" Jerry put his hands on her shoulders "But if you need money or feel pressured for any other reasonWell, you are hter&039;s mother I will always htful" Mara stared up at him and for a moment I saw the bitter twist to her mouth that told the true story She&039;d alanted Jerry for herself But she realized now that she couldn&039;t make him love her and had apparently decided to cut her losses This McLeod obviously had the bucks and was a decent guy if the laird approved of hih his paces in the sack as well I keptI had to say would be unwelcolanced back at me then shook his head He leaned down to kiss Mara&039;s cheek "Be happy"

"Of course Will you walk me to the door? Help ner skirt

"Certainly" Jerry proffered his arm in the courtly manner of centuries past

I couldn&039;t sit still So docile, almost robotic Where was the fiery wo remark to me? Instead she&039;d treated me like I was invisible Which was an i, bragging about the rich, handsome husband she&039;d captured Even waved that rock under my nose I was steps behind the pair as they reached the door to the outside

"I shifted here and will shift away again I&039;ll be all right Davy&039;s waiting forcloak The Kilpatrick plaid, of course Once shethe McLeod colors Everyone in this country wore their plaids like a badge Jerry had on his kilt and looked a treat Even the laird was lounging in his plaid in front of his big-screen TV which he&039;d just turned on CSI was starting The man loved blood any way he could find it

"Be careful" Jerry settled Mara&039;s long cape over her shoulders and fastened it at her neck

"Always" Suddenly a knife appeared in her hand "Too late for you" She plunged it into his chest

"Jerry, ed toward her as Mara lifted the knife again Jerry grabbed her arm but she&039;d obviously wounded hi her down to the floor with him where he seemed down for the count

I ju it aith a clatter Then I pulled her off of hiainst the stone floor She struggled like aat ?" I slapped her face and her eyes widened, like she was co out of a daze

"What? Get off of et free Then she turned her head and saw Jerry lying in a pool of his own blood "Jeremiah? Who did this to you? Gloriana! Did you hurt him?"

"No, you stupid bitch You stabbed him How can you deny it?" I clius&039;s arms then dropped to my knees next to Jerry "Jerry, can you hearhih, and, for a vampire, it was relativelyI pressed my hand to his heart and felt the slow steady thu? My own heart lodged in my throat as the hall filled with us held on to Mara "Lass, what&039;s this about?"

She sobbed and leaned against him "I don&039;t know I don&039;t know There was a knife I only reates"

"Witchcraft You were spelled" Angus gestured at the athered when he&039;d sounded the alarht the whole attack A few shouted questions and hard looks at Mara confirave you the knife? What did this person look like?"

"I don&039;t know" Mara shook her head "A woman Old, I think, not sure Face covered Stayed in the shadows I, I couldn&039;t help myself" She collapsed on the floor next to Jerry "What have I done?"

"Well, you haven&039;t killed him Lucky for you or I&039;d use that knife to rip your heart out of your skinny body" I cradled Jerry&039;s head in my lap "Come on, Jerry, please wake up" Why had he lost consciousness?

Yes, he&039;d bled a lot and would need to feed, but I&039;d beand healthy This kind of stab wound shouldn&039;t even have dropped hi and wanted to slap her silent Witchcraft? Not sure I was buying it, but so was off about this whole attack

"Careful with that knife It may have poison on it" That was the only explanation I could come up with for Jerry&039;s condition The servant who&039;d been about to pick up the weapon jued Mara to her feet "Are you sure you don&039;t reently either "Speak up, girl You just stabbed my son No lies now Why did you try to kill Jeremiah?"

"I don&039;t know, Laird I feel like" She rubbed her forehead "I need Davy Can you call him for me? I only reave me the knife and told me what to do I didn&039;t want to do it But I couldn&039;t seem to help myself Like you said I was bewitched, under a spell" She stared up at Angus with her bright green eyes, al to die, is he?"

"He&039;d better not" I couldn&039;t look at her as I ran hness of his beard, there no matter how often he shaved To my relief he moaned and his eyes fluttered open He stared up at lanced around the hallway before focusing on ht? How do you feel?" I leaned closer, willing hiut But if you&039;re offering to feed me back to health, lass, then I reckon I&039;ll be up and about in no tirinned and slid a hand to the back of s descended

"Here? On this cold stone floor? Let&039;s get you cleaned up and ers off of o "Come on, Jer This is ridiculous I&039;ll feed you But not here" I glanced at his father and Mara, who both watched us

"Tell her, Da The lass seems reluctant But you paid her well, didn&039;t you? I need to feed Let&039;s get on with it so I can go after the bastard who stuck ain

"Wait!" I put my hands on his chest and shoved "Look at"Jeremiah Campbell, just who do you think I ah and your blood smells like fine wine, damned if it doesn&039;t" He sniffed the air but his smile faltered when he pressed a hand to his chest "Bloody hell but that hurts Let&039;s get on with it Quit playing coy and do your duty" He struggled as he tried to sit up, then looked at his father "Da, was it a MacDonald? Tell William to saddle Thunder and we&039;ll ride out as soon as I&039;ve healed We&039;ll teach them to attack us inside our own hoet whoever is responsible Lass, let hius nodded atGod, please, please say I had it wrong A coht and paid for? Jerry pulled s piercedto his silky hair I sat on the cold stone floor in his father&039;s castle, the ers Jerry, my sire, the love ofto do?