"Fair enough," Quinn replied, tucking the card into her wallet.

She could understand the need to keep folks at arm's length. That was part of the reason she'd moved to Orkney in the first place. It was on the tip of her tongue to ask why he wanted to get rid of his curse, but she could understand that as well. Two thousand years was a long time to live and watch your loved ones whiter away before your eyes.

"Look, Mark, I truly am sorry I wasn't able to help more, but I've told ye all I know."