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Chapter 1

Una

“You’re doing it again”

I blink, pullingaround my head, I turn my eyes to Cat

“Doing what?”

She fixes

“Una,” she sighs, giving me a half smile as she shakes her head

“You were daydrea me a look

I scowl, shruggingpast us The clopping of the horses and the creaking wood of the wheels st theow Castle

“And?”

Catriona snickers to herself “Which was it, drea”

I groan, pouting as I glance back at my friends

“I’m sure you know”

Cat grins, her hand coly “It’ll be okay”

“Oh, will it?” I bite back, lance back at the ocean “Please, Cat, tell us whena man I don’t knoho I’ve never met, who’s ten years older than me and lives a day’s ride away from anyone I knoill be ‘okay’”

“A Lord”

My eyes drag to Rhona, sitting across froers through her long, pretty auburn hair

“What?” I grumble

She s a Lord, not just any man”

My lips purse,to help I know they’re all trying to help—after all, the four of us have been the best of friends since ere s

Cat giggles “Oh, but don’t you res like that All she needs is her books and a quiet place to read them”

Rhona shrugs “Well, I’ books” She frowns “Won’t he?”