Chapter 49

Helping her up? Christ. Well, that row had been brewing for years. Probably since his father passed him over in the matter of the succesion, despite having no choice in the matter. He might as well admit it. And that he wassick to his back teeth guarding the glen for the turdy-pused bastard. He shut the chamber door, trying not to look at .

the gravy splatters darkening the wall. When was he going to learn to control his temper?Her breath, already short enough to be non-existent, probably lost another half inch--he couldn't tell, she had her back to him--but his breath certainly did. In fact he was lucky to have any breath at all. Most of it seemed to disappear around her.

Well, he'd done it now. In for a merk, in for a pound.