Lady Madeleine Randwick was his hostage, and away to get under her brother's skin. As a player in themurky game of borderland politics, Alexander Ullyot,Laird of Ashblane, should have had no compunctionabout using her for his own ends. He should ruin heras surely as he wanted to ruin her brother. And instead…instead he found he was complimenting her. Was it the firelight in her hair, the soft, low tone of hervoice or her stubborn streak of independence? Alex sawdanger ahead. Was he falling for the woman who was hismeans of revenge…?