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A heavy sigh breezed from his lips to ruffle her hair “I know”

She placed her hand over his heart, the restful beat pulsing lightly against her palm Had she possessed the ability to sleep, she would have believed she’d been drea could temper her love for Lachlan Oh, how she wanted to tell hiht to be heard If the cure proved successful, she would tell him then Only then could she express herself freely without fear

“Are you atteain?” His amused tone made her smile

“I don’t need to,” she said as her hand drifted from his chest to brazenly stroke the evidence of his mild arousal After all they had shared she had no need to be shy

Lachlan sucked in a breath “Have a care I have the strength and the stamina of an ox One word from you and ould soon be too preoccupied to notice the sun rise”

Heat pooled between her thighs at the thought of joining with hiain Her desire for him could easily overwhelated to a pile of ash, not when a cure for her affliction ithin her grasp

“Co herself to sit up She turned to face hiaze drifted between her lips and bare breasts “We must leave before it is too late In a few hours, I will lock rant me a reprieve”

Lachlan sat up, crossed his arainst the mound of pillows “Perhaps I could keep you corin touched his lips “They say distraction is the best technique when dealing with pain”

There was no one she would rather have by her side But what if she had a reaction to the elixir and he was forced to watch her draw her last breath? She did not want that to be his last memory of her

“I thought you wanted to sit with Boyd and discuss the plans for the repairs to Carrick Hall” Her face grearaze drifted over her She crossed her ar her nakedness

He shrugged “It can wait until toements Besides, one more day won’t make much difference”

During bouts of fancifulinto her private quarters “By the time we return to the castle, everyone will be in bed Peers rarely rise before noon, or so I hear, which means once I am safely ensconced in my chamber, I’ll have hours to spare before I need to drink the cure”

Lachlan ran his tongue over his bottolint in his eyes, he understood her covert e clearly

“Then what are aiting for?” He slid out from the beneath the sheets, scanned the floor for his trousers while her wide eyes surveyed his powerful thighs and taut buttocks

She doubted she would ever grow tired of looking at his impressive form