I had to pretend I saw you as just anintrusion on my family. And I had to agree to this to keep you here. Iknow you were a mighty prince and a gener...l that led troops during thewar. You could have crushed Craig in a second, but if you did, manyawkward questions would have been asked. You couldn't show thoseskills. You had to act like a frightened typical sixteen-year-old kid.I can't blame you for that."Their talk ended as Jose and Katherine returned to the table. Thewaiter came and took. The sight of Eilean Donan at the head of the loch, had Grayson feeling anxious at being with Heather again. It stunned him how easily the feelings of love out-weighed the feelings for everything else. As much as he was worried for Garreth, he was eased knowing Arabella was with him at all times. As much as a God-less heathen like James MacRae was, ready to wage war against him and the other clans, he was helpless to stop his heart from wanting to enjoy being with her. All at once, he understood. Amanda didn'tsay anything as pleasure started to course through his body. He let outa low moan as the gut he had put on after high school started to goaway. The aches and pains he had diminished until they weren't thereanymore. Then the hair on his body started to recede and he looked likehe was eighteen again. Though his body hair continued to recede and hesaw his arm becoming a little thinner. The pleasure he was feelingintensified and he went down on his knees then onto his back. Hereached. We went back down the hall to another room. She opened the door and there were three men standing, drinking brandy and smoking. I nervously looked up at Miss Maggie.“It’s all right, Victoria,” she assured me. “They will only be watching us.”Miss told me to take off my dress. I pulled it up over my head, but used it to cover up my nakedness.“You are a beautiful young girl Victoria, you should never be ashamed.”I let my dress drop to the ground. Then I pulled my knickers off without being asked..