The Highland Laird's Bride

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Nicole Locke. The Highland Laird's Bride

‘Aye, I was expecting you,’ she said, painting the words with as much scorn as she could. ‘Expecting you as one does a plague or a pestilence. And I welcome you just as much.’

The Highland Laird’s Bride. Nicole Locke

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She shifted her stance, getting ready to throw the dagger in her hand.

‘You need to leave. I’ve warned you.’

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No, it couldn’t be flirting. It was merely his abrasive ease with words, with manners, with everything. A man who thought himself charming as he used words like ‘lass’ and ‘love’.

He didn’t charm her, yet he didn’t seem to be leaving. She had a choice to make. The knife or Dog? It was late, a knife would make a mess she’d have to clean and she needed her sleep.

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