Chapter 31

Rowena asked Alasdair to help her with something at the sideboard and when she had him alone, she whispered, "Be careful, Alasdair. Remember what you told me about the local ladies just this afternoon. She's married and she's been brutalized. She doesn't need another disappointment."

"I've never been a disappointment to a lady," Alasdair whispered back. "I'm sure you'll back me on that."

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