" On the other hand, they were alone in the dark, and that had her thinking of kissing and other possibilities, which she swore she was going to ignore this very minute!
"What a delightful scent I smell," he said, drawing closer, his stride shorter now, his voice seductive, playful, and very interested.
She would not let him get her all excited again, not let him melt her with his touches and then leave again.
"I hear your breathing, lassie, and your heart beating out of bonds. The lass isn't stealing the laird's wine, is she?"...
He laughed, his voice dark and sexy. "You are not in charge of this castle, You are a pirate. What should I do with a pirate who is stealing the laird's wine, eh? When he is my best friend?"...
"I believe I've found the lassie I want to keep for my own."...
"Why is the door locked?" Julia asked.
"We are negotiating terms of surrender," Grant hollered back. "I'm no releasing my captive maiden until we get this right."...
She never thought she would mate her next wolf like this -- in a Highland castle's wine cellar with a hot alpha wolf wearing a kilt and nothing else, while she wore a medieval wench's gown and nothing underneath. "

― Terry Spear , Hero of a Highland Wolf (Heart of the Wolf #14; Highland Wolf #4)