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She wanted to chastise hi risks, yet his words h she need never worry about being alone again

“I’o and confront thes”

Crossing the open field without being noticed proved easier than expected One by one the flickering lights disappeared suddenly She found it odd that anyone would take the trouble to carry a lantern only to blow out the candle and stumble home in the dark

The site Isla referred to as a cairn could be better described as an old burial ground Tall, thin stones acted as a supporting wall to a roof that was a dorassy mound As they crept closer, she noticed so the entrance While it would be an iroup

“Theythe lights had not been extinguished at all “Why would they be interested in a pile of old bones?”

Lachlan shook his head “Wait here for me,” he said as they stopped near the entrance “I’ll see what I can discover”

She gripped his hand aswith you”

“Now is not the tiue”

“I a,” she reiterated “Re”

He raised a sinful brow “If you’re going to coest you find a more pleasurable reason to do so”

An ie of him sprawled naked in her bed flashed into her hlander, either “The more tiether before I'm to take the cure”

Surely her argument would appeal to the licentious part of his character

Lachlan sighed “Very well But stay close It will be dark down there Let o first, and hold on to the back of my coat”

As they descended the narrow flight of stone steps, the air grew decidedly chillier A fusty smell filled her nostrils A deathly shiver passed over her, as though a spirit had broken free of its decaying burden to seek passage to another real she had compelled hie poster bed

They continued through the dark passage Despite a fear of tripping, she resisted the urge to shuffle, knowing the noise would draw attention to their presence Lachlan stopped The sound of excited whispers captured her attention She peered around his broad shoulders The soft glow from the lanterns illuminated the cha on the walls were evidence the dead had been disturbed by the living