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"Will you at least think about it?"

She gave him a half smile and pushed her rebuttal aside for now "Yeah, I’ll think about it"

He pushed further as any teenage boy did when they thought they could "And the horses, can I ride them like Cian does?"

Liz’s eyes narrowed "Don’t push it, buddy"

"But"

"No buts Let et used to all of this It isn’t like there’s an ER around the corner when you break your neck You’re all I’ve got" She headed to the door

"Hey, aze to the floor, uncomfortable

"If you and Fin wanted toyou know Get , I’d think that was kinda cool"

Her hand flew to her nitude of his words hit her "Oh, Si to happen"

"Why not? You like him and he likes you"

"It’s co complicated," he declared

She turned away so he wouldn’t see the tears

Chapter Twenty

Michael stu his routine surveillance He had stopped searching for inal ones, for Grainna to rape the with awolance

His fair hair and ht many eyes froeable The girl took notice of hiivewhere I walked"

In an instant, he felt her power A slight prickle of awareness one feels when in the presence of son soirl out, but not before she sensed his interest in her

Silly chit, she didn’t knohat drove his curiosity

Are you a virgin?

Michael flashed white teeth, and the dimple he had been born with, and always knehen to use

"’Twas my fault I was so taken in by yer lovely eyes I let ye run right into ht learn yer name"

She wasn’t particularly pretty, and her body didn’t have the curves he preferred on a woman, but her eyes were a deep shade of blue that had a piercing effect which caught his attention She ell-spoken for a village girl, and even if her outfit was rin The scarlet of her cheeks spoke voluiggled

"’Tis a pleasure" He captured her hand, brought it to his lips He didn’t think her face could turn a brighter shade unless it was on fire Margret wasn’t used to this kind of attention, even though she wanted it That innocent desire would give him what he wanted

Michael kept hold of her hand once he reave a gentle squeeze, then released her

"I a for ye"

"I have no husband"