![]() ![]() He raised his eyes from the frothy concoction on his spoon at the precise moment she looked up, and their gazes Quite finished with him, she presented herīack and resumed talking to her companion. In a cool, modulated tone, shaped by an odd accent he couldn't place. Who wants what everyone else has already had?" The words were delivered "Thank you for your offer, but I'd sooner dance with last week's rushes. "Not something I care for in a man," she said coolly. He did a double take when he realized her gaze was downright disparaging. ![]() The look she gave him was far from admiring. "I do have some reputation with the lasses," he conceded, downplaying his prowess, confident of her impending maidenly swoon. Although she was young-perhaps no more than twenty-she had a regal bearing beyond her years. Duncan Douglas, isn't it?" she said dryly.ĭuncan studied her face. The enticing manner in which her lips were currently pursed would have been seared into his "Do we know each other, lass?" He was quite certain they didn't he could never haveįorgotten this woman. ![]() “Her eyes narrowed, and her lips parted around a knowing laugh. ![]()
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