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“Do get to the point,” Mihail said impatiently

“No letter,” the steward entleman…called…”

Fuck

It could only be Sir Isaac, come to finally speak to his ward

“Where is he?” he demanded

“The dor when the rim resolve on his face Lady Eleanor’s orders were only for the missives, he tried to convince himself It was not his fault that a visitor was allowed to see Lady Rhapsody, and besides he had done his best to inform the h…hopefully

Mihail stopped dead in his tracks when he saw an unexpected but fa room “William Domnescu?”

The earl was about to anshen both of the the air

Fire

Ascreams—-

It wasn’t Rhapsody, Mihail realized with relief

But then another sound reached his ears-—

A soft, gasping sob…

Now that was undeniably Rhapsody, and both men moved at the same time and towards the same direction, too The earl and marquis leapt out of the s and scaled the walls, both nobleet to Rhapsody

They crashed into anotheras they followed the trail of Rhapsody’s scent…and her tears

The sound of shattering glass had Rhapsody dropping the blood-tipped paper knife in her hand just as a shadow fell over her, and large, strong hands that were slightly shaking cupped her face

Mihail didn’t give a da corpse on the floor All he had eyes for was his pet, whose tear-stained face was ripping him apart

“Are you alright?” he asked hoarsely

No I aht They were the words she wished to say, but she simply couldn’t do it To do so would not only be selfish but dishonorable, too

“I heard you cry”

The words ain as she sought refuge behind dishonesty “It was the shock of things” She pulled back stiffly fro that the Earl of Ientleman

“There is no need to be so forently