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"It doesn’t matter what I saw," Daniel snapped "I asked you to watch over her, not to take advan – "

"You asked rily "Yes, let’s think about that You asked , un out a young lady?"

"Apparently ue down her – "

Honoria’s mouth fell open, and she smacked her brother on the side of his head She would have hit hiiven her a shove in return, but before she could h the air

"Hhhhhrrrrrrcccchhhh!" A sound eible It was the sound of rage, pure and sied to scoot out of the way before Marcus threw himself on the man he’d always considered his one true friend

"For God’s sake, Marcus," Daniel gasped between blows "What the hell is wrong with you?"

"Don’t you ever talk about her like that," Marcus seethed

Daniel slid out froered to his feet "Like what? I was insulting you"

"Really?" Marcus drawled, also rising "Well, then this" – his fist connected with the side of Daniel’s face – "is for the insult And that" – other fist, other side of the face – "is for abandoning her"

It was very sweet of him, but Honoria wasn’t sure that was quite accurate "Well, he didn’t really – "

Daniel clutched at his !"

Marcus shoved Daniel’s shoulder, then shoved hiasped Was that true?

"No," Daniel responded, shoving Marcus right back "I couldn’t Or did you not realize that Raate is absolutely insane?"

Marcus crossed his arms "You did not write to her for over a year"

"That’s not true"

"It’s true," Honoria said, not that anyone was listening to her And that hen she realized it They weren’t going to listen to her Not in this fight, at least

"YourI could do about that," Daniel returned

"I’," Honoria said

"You could have written to her"

"My ," Honoria repeated, but they were now al epithets and heaven knehat else She shrugged At least they weren’t trying to kill each other any longer All would be well They had brawled before and likely would again, and she had to ader than little piece – of her had been thrilled that they had come to blows over her Not so much her brother, but Marcus