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She must be strong, virile, and flawless - the word dripped from his tongue like honey straight from a hive - woman enough to sire my sons and daughters. What be yer answer? ”
    “ Aye! Aye! Aye! ” the crowd shouted and drank from their cups.
     
    Crimm leaned against the wall in the shadows and smiled at his friend and laird, Kagan. He had witnessed the entire scene in the stables. His smile vanished as he remembered the way Kagan had touched his sister, like a man new to the ways of seduction. He chuckled as his thoughts went to Kagan's swollen knuckles. It served him right!
    Andra Duncan was a handful and Kagan had only tasted a sip from her overflowing cup. He would no doubt drown in her stubborn pride and headstrong willpower. Andra was indeed a strong lass, hell, she could best damn near every man at Shinonoble with her smile alone.
    And Kagan, the powerful warrior laird, was most certainly a man, flesh and bone, and seems, he could not resist her either.

Chapter 2
    Kagan led the brunette on his arm down the long winding corridor to the room Duncan had prepared for him. The hall was dark with deep shadows along the walls that hid the dust-covered portraits. He had stayed here many a night and not once had he ever seen Andra. He raked his memories of Shinonoble and could not find her anywhere. His trusted friend, Crimm, had never once spoken of her.
    Kagan grinned knowing if he had a sister that looked like Crimm's, he would not have breathed a word about her to another man either. He and Crimm had been friends for a long time, since infancy, and had shared everything. Everything!
    No woman had ever come between them so why would Crimm not make him aware of Ell’andra? Kagan chuckled softly as he envisioned her in a silky see-through gown. Perhaps there are some secrets best left untold.
    The dim-witted woman on his arm snuggled closer to his body as he opened the bedchamber doors. She unlaced her bodice and walked into the room swinging her overly slender hips. Her dress fell to the floor and Kagan frowned at her boyish figure. The woman ran her fingers across his chest and down his abdomen reaching for the knot tied in his kilt. It fell to the floor as she wrapped her fingers around his shaft, gasping at its unequalled size.
    She smiled greedily, “ Milord is blessed in all things. ”
    Kagan could smell the scotch on her breath as he squeezed her small breast. He rubbed each pink bulb and slapped her thigh. Sex was always the same to him no matter the woman or the extent of his desire. Like needles sticking in his mind he realized that her skin was stark white against his dark complexion, so unlike the bronzed skin of the girl.
    He would wager that Ell'andra Duncan's nipples were dark from sun exposure. His body quivered with excitement as he envisioned Ell'andra stretched out in the sun, naked on the high rocks of Shinonoble Keep. Her luscious body would writhe and wiggle with strength and passion during heated lovemaking. He could clearly see her sea green eyes darkening from desire and lust. He frowned as he realized what he was doing; he never fantasized about women!
    His excitement stilled as anger filled his eyes. Thoughts of lecherous men gaping at her naked glory crashed through his mind. How the hell was he going to protect her virginity and keep it for himself? How could he stop another from ever touching what he wanted so desperately to be his and his alone? He turned from the woman and walked to the window and stared out across the rocky terrain.
    A slow grin appeared on his hard featured face. He would marry her and no other would dare look upon her with desire on his face. He would crush any who dared! All he had to do was convince her brothers and her father he would return in three years for her hand. Could he wait that long for his passionate female? She would be worth the wait and in the meantime he could quench his lust with other females, other women who now seemed less than adequate but