A Highland Knight clashes with a Highland lass. Scotland will never be the same. Aila MacKerrick has lived a quiet, lonely life since her parents died two years ago. That is until a dark stranger steals her from her bed one night, throws her on his horse, and spirits her away to an ancient, abandoned castle in the middle of the Highland forest. Maxwell White has been assigned to take the MacKerrick lass to a safe location. In Max's experience, women are docile, biddable creatures, but he's never met anyone like Aila. She surprises him at every turn, with her spirited fight against him, with her willingness to dirty her hands, with her adventurousness in bed. Max vows to protect Aila, but an ambitious warlord is determined to possess the legendary dagger that has belonged in her family for generations, and he'll go to any lengths to get it—including tearing Aila away from Max forever. This novella was previously published in the CAPTURED BY A CELTIC WARRIOR anthology.