Ceara. A puzzle, a riddle, a temptation and a distraction. Rafael should have sampled her already and banished her hold over him. He had returned to Scotland with the excuse of offering the seal to Maximilian but in his heart, he knew it was the promise of seeing Ceara again that had brought him north.
Nay, it had been the prospect of possessing Ceara. But would one coupling be sufficient? Rafael sipped and he paced, considering the power of the hold she already had over him. And now, this outlandish proposal of hers complicated matters. As she accused, he could accept his payment in advance and abandon her, without killing her betrothed.
possessingIt seemed a churlish deed, even in the thinking.
Why did she want him to kill the man at all? It seemed unnecessary. Betrothals were broken
