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to
regain their composure. Without saying a word, Camden finally
looked into her bright green eyes and then kissed her mouth fully
again. He rolled to her side pulling her close and then fell asleep
within minutes. Olivia on the other hand, was
wide-awake.
    The new bride laid there wondering what
had just happened to her. The nuns had never said anything about a
woman finding pleasure in the marriage bed and she feared that
maybe it was a sin. Olivia also worried that this man made her lose
her self-control so quickly. In those minutes of bliss, she was
vulnerable and when someone’s emotions were exposed, it made them
weak. The countess had vowed long ago that she would never be
weak.

    It was early the next morning when
Camden woke Olivia by kissing her mouth softly. She opened her eyes
and saw him standing over her already fully dressed. He moved back
and smiled at his new wife when he saw the startled expression on
her face.
    “ It is time for us to leave.
My men are waiting outside the city walls for us,” he
said.
    “ You do understand that I
wasn’t prepared to go straight to Scotland with you. I will stay
here and ready my things. I can have my brother’s guard escort me
there,” Olivia said while sitting up and pulling the sheets to
cover her bare skin.
    Before last night, Camden would have
thought that sounded like the perfect plan except now he did not
want her to leave his sight. He was already trying to decide what
to do with her while he fought the McKay clan but for now, she
would stay with him until that time, for he had a deep need to care
for her safety.
    “ A maid has already packed
your satchels for you and the two men that were with me yesterday
brought the bags with them to meet my guard last night. Hurry and
get dressed. This journey will be long and we need to move
quickly.”
    Olivia tried hard to get out of the bed
and put her shift on without him seeing her. He would not take his
eyes off her, of course. Camden had a difficult time not reacting
when he saw her gorgeous body leave the bed. She hurried and
dressed in a plain gown she brought with her.
    “ Laird Sinclair, how long
did it take you to travel on your way here? You keep saying it will
be such a long journey. Is there a reason?” She asked while she
brushed her hair.
    “ We will ride slowly for you
and once we get to the Highlands I am afraid we will have to leave
your horse behind. You will ride with me after that until we reach
our land and get you a new horse,” he explained.
    So many thoughts were flying through
her head at the same moment that Olivia was not sure which of his
statements to address first.
    “ How could you have already
deemed me so weak that you must ride slowly for me? You do not even
know me or my abilities to ride a horse. And also, why the hell
would I have to leave my horse behind? I will not go anywhere on
anyone else’s horse,” she said with her outrage clearly
evident.
    “ Women in the Highlands do
not speak back to their husbands and especially not to their
laird,” Camden said seriously.
    “ Lucky for me then, I am not
a woman from the Highlands so you will have to get used to me
talking back. That should be a fair price to pay for the land,
don’t you agree?” She taunted.
    “ I thought I paid you well
enough last night,” he said with a wicked grin remembering all that
they did.
    “ I am not weak,” Olivia
blurted out.
    She was worried that he found her to be
feeble because she had no self-control when they were together the
night before.
    “ Wife, I do not think you
are weak. We will ride at whatever pace you set. Is that
fair?”
    “ Yes.”
    “ And your horse will not
survive in the Highlands. You will need a large stallion to make it
through the mountains and harsh weather. Does that explain my
reasons?” He replied.
    “ It only explains to me that
you think I am a typical English woman and I can see now that you
are in for a surprise,” she said as she left the room and