And out of these clothes.

She hadn’t said it aloud but knew by the flare of his pupils that he’d caught that thought and envisioned her nude. She also knew because she’d caught his thoughts earlier that he didn’t want to sleep with her again right away. He wanted to respect her. Give her time and get to know her better. Give her what he felt she deserved.

In essence, he was trying to give her a ‘courting’ period like a normal couple. Time to get to know each other and decide if they wanted to take it to the next level. Something she intended to talk to him about when they were alone again. Because they weresonot a normal ‘next level’ couple.

This whole situation was anything but normal.

They dealt in magic and Claddagh rings and destined love.

“Destiny,” she whispered. In all the excitement, she had forgotten to ask Julie what she’d meant in the tavern. She glanced at her friend, who had just ended a rather lengthy kiss with Tiernan. “Hey, we have a conversation to finish!”

“We do.” Julie gestured toward the inn. “Let’s go get into some dry clothes, then we’ll talk.” She shot them a telling look. “Because I’ve figured out something pretty big .”