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He had no proble room, the music room, the library, and even the kitchens, he finally found Honoria in her bedrooard But he’d spent enough time at Winstead House to knohere the private aparth every other bloody room in the house, well, did she really expect that he wouldn’t find her there?

"Marcus!" she nearly shrieked "What are you doing here?"

Apparently, she had expected that he wouldn’t find her here

The first words out of hiswith you?"

"What is wrong withher body toward the headboard rather like a crab "What is wrong with you?"

"I’o sulk in a corner"

"It’s not a party It’s a musicale"

"It’s your musicale"

"And I’ll sulk if I want to," sheher arhtly across her chest "You shouldn’t be here"

He flicked his hand palreat sarcasm), Oh, really?

She looked at his hand, and then at his face "What is that supposed to mean?"

"You just spent the better part of a week in ood point, but he was not prepared to ad back to the point that actually erton to leave"

Her e "You – "

"He is not the sort of person ho her off

"What?"

"Will you keep your voice down?" he hissed

"I wasn’t ht back

He took a step forward, unable to keep his body entirely in check "He is not the right ht him over"

"She is a "

She scrambled – finally! – off the bed "What on earth is so ‘erton?"

"Because she was trying to make me jealous!" he fairly yelled