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of our curse?"
    "If they believe that they know the truth of you and your people, then they take an awful risk with their actions. Why would they risk trying to kill someone who could transform into a giant beast at any moment?"
    "I dinna know. But somehow they were able to accomplish the task and kill not one but two of my people. Whoever this person is, they are cunning."
    "Alastair, we must find them. We must find them and stop them before they kill again, or the villagers will start to panic. They may even turn on each other in their fear."
    "Aye, lass. We won't stop searching for those who did this. And when I find them, they will see justice at the end of my sword."
    I stood and walked around the desk to take his face in my hands.
    "I know that you will put a stop to this," I told him, placing a soft kiss on his lips.
    He wrapped his arms around my waist and pulled me down onto his lap.
    "Kiss me again for luck," he said, and his hand wrapped around the back of my neck and pulled me close.
    I wound my arms around his neck, and my breasts pressed against his hard chest as his lips met mine for the second time. I sighed as our kissed deepened and let our problems fall away, taking a moment to simply enjoy the nearness of him.
    Our embrace was interrupted by a knock on the study door and I hurried to remove myself from Alastair's lap. While all of the castle occupants knew of our love for each other, it would do us no good to be found in such a compromising position.
    "And where do you think you're off to so quickly?" he asked as he made a grab for me to tug me back down onto his lap.
    "You're needed," I said, swatting at his hand as I sidestepped out of his reach.
    There was another knock at the door, this time more insistent.
    "I'm not here!" Alastair shouted through the door to whomever was on the other side.
    He stood up from his chair and came toward me with determination in his eyes, but I rushed for the study door before he could get his hands on me again.
    "Away with you," I yelped. "You've work to do and no good will come of you trying to put it off."
    I reached back and groped blindly for the door handle, finding it just as a knock came for the third time. Standing up on my toes, I grabbed Alastair by the shirt and pulled his face down to meet mine, giving him a hard, swift kiss.
    "I'll see you soon," I told him, then pulled the door open.
    A thoroughly disgruntled older man stood on the other side of the door. He raised his eyebrows upon seeing me and struggled to conceal the smile that was tugging at the corners of his mouth behind a dour scowl.
    "Hello, Donald," I said with a laugh.
    "Well, then, now I know why I've been all but ignored," said Donald.
    I could feel Alastair still hovering behind me, and I looked up to see him glaring at Donald.
    "If you're feeling neglected, old man," Alastair said, "then feel free to go somewhere else. I'd hate for ye to stay where ye dinna feel welcome."
    "Chief or no, there are times my hand itches for the days when I could take it to your backside," Donald told him.
    "I dinna doubt that for a second, Uncle," Alastair said with a wink. "Good thing I've grown too big for such treatment, aye? For I doubt my being chief alone would be enough to deter ye for long."
    Donald grunted and I stepped aside so that he could enter the room.
    "I'll see the both of you a bit later," I told them.
    "Aye, love, have a good afternoon," said Alastair.
    "I had meant to tell ye that ye look quite bonny today, lass," said Donald.
    I took Donald's hand in mine and gave him a quick kiss on the cheek. He had been the first of the MacGregor clansmen to show me kindness on the night my Uncle Dougal had traded me to Alastair in exchange for a promise of peace, and I had come to grow even more fond of the older man during my time with them.
    "Thank you, Donald. That's very sweet of you to say."
    The older man flushed bright red and cleared his throat, waving away my thanks. With a smile to Alastair I