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"It’s beautiful," she said "I wish I had ain," he said, not sure why he said so She could come here on her own any time she wanted and didn’t need him to escort her Dark strands of her hair whipped across his shoulders, and he was reminded of his first encounter with her when he wore his kilt and how her hair and skirt had whipped at his bare skin, tantalizing, teasing, tickling hi lands She turned to see the hills behind them that stood even taller "Can we climb those?" She spoke with such enthusiasm that he smiled

"Aye, if you wish it"

"I do" She hurried down the incline like a sure-footed sheep, then raced across the narrow footbridge built over the burn When she reached the other side, she began the clihed at her exuberance He hadn’t expected to enjoy the outing, just assu reen hills in her wolf coat, with him in hot pursuit No one lived out here for ht see theht would be a better choice

He had no idea why he was even thinking along those lines Why would she want to run with hiht as a wolf?

He always joked and played with his clansh with their work for the day Well, even while they worked But being with Colleen here like this felt different For a er of her estates while she was the owner and taskmaster He felt like a len Except she wasn’t just any wo ahead of him as he climbed the hill to join her

When he reached the top, she was trying to catch her breath and swayed a little He grabbed her arm, and he didn’t knohat ca face, as if she was s at him, and he wanted in the worst way to kiss her

She didn’t pull away from him, either

He shouldn’t kiss her, but da fast, she placed her hand on his chest He expected her to push hi up at hi He breathed in her scent, all woh on top of the hill overlooking the glen, the water rushing by, the sheep grazing on the green grass across the burn, and white clouds passing overhead against the blue sky

He still had hold of her arm, but then he released her, cupped her face with both hands, and kissed her

When his lips met hers, he knew he shouldn’t do this He intended to , to quench some damnable need that he had to satisfy He didn’t presuined it would be la built up the expectation that kissing that sweet mouth of hers would ht she’d crave the intimacy as much as he did Yet when she wrapped her arerness that turned his world on end

She was hten the lass From her response, she didn’t appear to be the kind of she-ho frightened easily Her soft lips pressed against his, her body caressing his ohen he was only thinking in terether as if in preparation for so around the her to think he had designs on her to gain her properties Yet, just fro away, he couldn’t either

She had to feel what her body was doing to his, the vixen, as she brushed against him She continued to kiss him until they both had to coive up first She smiled at him He was so shocked at her response that he couldn’t control his own His body was eager for more He stared at her dumbfounded, which made her smile broaden even more