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He leaned forward, tracing a line down her ar froht, slipped between his It was both better and worse His eyes drifted lower again, two jade and silver slits, like a wolf’s through the brush, and she realised her breasts had firhtshift She instinctively covered the breath and closed his eyes again He looked so beaten she had to dig her fingers into her ar out

‘Edge Is there news of Rafe?’

‘No He was briefly at his house in Cuain He hasn’t been to Greybourne I went there first’

‘Did you see your mother?’

‘It was unfortunately unavoidable’

‘Was shewas she not happy to see you?’

‘I have no idea My mother is not a deland sooner given Rafe’s disappearance There were some estate matters she was not authorised to address’

‘Oh Did you tell herabout us?’

His mouth quirked at the corners It did not look like a smile

‘I did’

‘Was she shocked?’

‘My mother is not easily shocked’

‘That is not an answer’

‘It was to the question you asked’

‘You are being purposely difficult’

He leaned his head back and sighed, sending the stea dance

‘She was polite I have no idea what she was thinking I never knohat she is thinking’

‘Now you kno I feel’

He sat up abruptly, the water sloshing around them ‘That is not true I’m not like her’

‘I didn’t say you were; I have no idea what she is like I do know you are very, very hard to read Even now I don’t knohether you are glad to be here or ain’