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‘I know,’ Lucas replied ‘I am not concerned he will disappear back to Brazil I am concerned he will become embroiled in Greybourne’s dubious affairs I know you proe not to su wrong with leaving you in London and wandering off’

‘Lucas, enough She gave her word,’ Olivia intervened and Lucas turned his glare on her and threw up his hands

Sa friction between Lucas and Olivia and she kneas right, but so was Olivia It was a sht be she felt not honouring it could risk unravelling the frail tapestry of their union

Patience is a virtue

Patience was an agonising twisting of her innards She hated being patient She wanted Edge to walk in the door right now, tell her Rafe was alive and well and dedicating hi and now they could finally

There she drew a blank She tried and tried to ie would look like What their hoypt it had all made perfect, wonderful sense, then faltered on the Lark, recovered thanks to a haain

Perhaps she’d been suffering froe had disappeared and would never return Perhaps he was sorim with no one to help him

‘Sam Sam, I’m an idiot I’m sorry’ Lucas bent over her, his hand on her shoulder The door snicked shut and she realised Olivia had left them She bent and stroked Inky

‘And I’ because of me’

He grinned

‘No, we aren’t Livvy knows full well I funore me, thank God But she is also concerned She wantswith her to Yorkshire for her brother’s wedding’

‘No! Lucas’

‘Calm down, there is no way in hell I will leave her to face the people who hu forward to terrorising a few of thee, blast his dour soul, has not returned by the time we leave, you either coo soothe lanced at it ‘Is that Senusret’s teree to climb a temple and act as model’

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