Brianna stared into the indigo gleam of Luc’s eyes and swallowed. She had absolutely no choice but to lie.
Again.
Matters were definitely not proceeding according to her plan. Luc had not been sent away from Tullymullagh by Gavin, indeed, he had apparently not even been troubled by the man striking him.
Brianna felt a grudging admiration for the way Luc stood up to his sire’s bullying. But admiration was the last thing she wanted to feel for this man!
Not only did Luc show an annoying ability to read her very thoughts, but he had had the audacity to kiss her nose! ’Twas difficult indeed to think anything of merit at all with her heart skipping as it did now.
Brianna was very aware of those perceptive blue eyes so dangerously close to her own. She took a deep breath and prayed she woul
