And then, of course, Lyford would be overcome with a most ardent desire! Yes, that was the thing to focus on—he’d swoon and invite Tam to bed, and Tam would have some excellent victory sex, and he would be the hero who captured the Ram of the Highlands for the first time in hundreds of years, and then maybe finally he’d be a different person, someone he liked more than the person he was now. Someone who could let sweetness and softness happen to him without his throat closing up in fear and suspicion. Someone who could be loved.
