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fainted and I’ve just stepped into the ancient past with seven Celtic Gods.”
    They laughed in a deep, rich sound that brought the house to life. It had an amazing affect on her and she couldn’t help laughing too. “Can you understand me? You all know English?”
    They shook their heads, and didn’t want to correct her that English and American were the same language.
    Melissa was certain they didn’t have a clue about what she had just said. They were the most interesting group of men she had ever seen.
    Alex noticed that when she looked at him, it wasn’t the same look she gave his brothers. Perhaps it was just a trick of light, but her eyes sparkled when she looked down at him, he was certain.
    “Her name is Melissa, and she’s in shock,” Alex said softly in Gaelic. He knelt to complete the task, certain his brothers would behave, and pulled a thorn from her foot. She flinched and he gently rubbed the pain away.
    The tender touch of his hand on her foot was driving her to madness. She could feel the tremble in his hands and wished he would hurry.
     “Hell,” Evan groaned and spoke in Gaelic. “I’d be in shock if ye kissed me like that Alex. Let go of the poor wee lass.” Evan’s tone indicated he was genuinely concerned for the beautiful lady. “Alex hasn’t let go of her from the moment he first laid eyes on her.”
    “Alex kissed her too?” Robert asked innocently. “I heard that Yorath go’ the first kiss.”
    They had to turn aside to hide the smirks.
    Alex growled out a warning. “We have a lady in the house. Try tae act like gentleman.”
    Daniel couldn’t wait to hear how the lady entered the battle from Evan.
    Evan sighed, exasperated. The warriors were already making crude jokes about the little lass that captured the passion of their Laird.
    “Interesting,” Daniel said softly to Gideon in Gaelic, knowing Alex could hear him. “Alex and his horse are both very protective of the wee lass.”
    They couldn’t hide the chuckles this time and Alex was certain he would have to beat them all senseless to shut them up. She looked down at her hands folded in her lap. He could tell their comments were making her uncomfortable. Even if she couldn’t understand the language, their intent was obvious.
    Melissa could hear them speaking softly in what she presumed was Gaelic. Alexander had removed all of the thorns from her foot and dabbed on a medicine that stung. She flinched but then relaxed as he caressed her foot in the palm of his hand. Her cold, wet dress caused another shiver and the misty rain had her hair curling into a thousand ringlets.
    “Ye’ll be fine now,” Alex assured her in English.
    He looked up when he spoke to her and that quirky smile of his nearly had her sliding off the table. His eyes lit up like a hunter’s moon in the dead of night.
    Alex stood and decided to redirect his brother’s interest in other ways. He spoke in Gaelic, “William, our cousins have arrived.”
    “Aren’t they the U.S. Marines, James and Jonathan?” Daniel asked in Gaelic.
    “Back for more and ready for a fight,” Robert announced, taking the hint that Alex wanted to be alone with the lady.
    “ Och ,” William bristled and turned on his heel.
    “It will be a good fight,” Iain said and followed.
    “He’ll probably try tae take them both at once.” Evan walked out behind William.
    “Are ye sure ye don’t need any assistance with the lovely lass?” Daniel offered.
    “Be off with ye!” Alex yelled.
    Gideon went to get his medical bag certain someone would need stitches within the hour.
    Robert followed Gideon. “No need tae throw me ou’. I had plans tae meet with the carpenters this afternoon.”
    Daniel walked back into the Drawing Room. Evan had given him the lady’s passport when they brought in her bag. Her sensual beauty lingered in his mind as he shut the door and walked over to his desk. The laptop screen saver disappeared when he entered his password and a satellite