“I want ye safe.” His low, quiet rumble jerked her head up. “Mayhap we didnae have the best beginnin’, lass. And I cannae promise ye easy because that’s as daft as promisin’ the moon. But I will stand betwixt ye and all others. Munro. Lockhart. So long as I’m alive, any man who seeks to harm ye will deal with me first. Ye ken?”
