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"Isn’t it obvious?" Enrick said, looking cross "He is intent on wooing the lass Just think, if he succeeds and ends upher, ill happen then?"

"I will kill him first," Grant said

"Aye But if you don’t, you can see how, as her e of the castle What if he lived here and began giving us orders?"

"I would kill him," Grant repeated

"Aye But if you couldn’t, you knohat he would be like If he mated her, he’d install his own family in all the key positions They could make life miserable for us And we have no place else to call home," Enrick said

"Aye," Lachlan said "Which means you have to win her over first Don’t you see?"

Grant wasn’t about to play soame with the lass Not that he wasn’t interested in her in a purely physical way--how could any wolf not be? And he couldn’t help but admire her for her feistiness But that wasn’t the role he was meant to play She would return to As back on their regular schedule

"Unless you want me to try my hand at it," Lachlan offered in as sincere a way as possible, though Grant swore he heard a hint of humor in his brother’s tone of voice

He shook his head at his youngest brother and walked into the kitchen to see as transpiring between the lass and Archibald before they disappeared into the gardens His brothers joined him and they peered out theColleen smiled sweetly and prolanced back at the keep as if checking whether Grant watched and approved Grant did not approve, but the woman was not in need of a chaperone, as much as he wanted to ensure she had one with the likes of Archibald on the prowl

Darby stood at the entrance of the gardens, looking perplexed

A low mist cloaked the area in a filhed as they entered the gardens and disappeared fro I act in a romantic way toward the lass?" Grant had no intention of tricking the she-wolf into believing he was interested in her as a mate prospect He certainly couldn’t do it for a year

"You’re not seeing anyone else at the moment, which would be your only obstacle And I assuht even find you like her," Enrick said "She’s good-natured as far as not getting upset about our charade yesterday You don’t have to really ives up the notion of being fascinated with anyone else"

"It’s either that or Borthwick attempts to make some inroads with her, and if he does, we’re in trouble By the ill you do about the sleeping arrangements?" Lachlan asked "I understand she was in your bed already Sounds like a start to ht as well be up front with his brothers They’d knoent on soon enough "She has decided she wants to stay in the lady’s chamber"

The brothers first looked a little surprised, then both grinned at him