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‘Under the circumstances I believe it does concern me’

He straightened further and she had to tilt her head back to hold his gaze Sometimes she wished he was shorter

‘If you are concerned about his presence at Sinclair House, I assure you’

‘Don’t be an ass, Edge I am only too happy for hi to er I am your wife’

‘Yes I am aware of that’

‘What on earth does that mean?’

‘Never e now and leave for Greybourne’

‘Edge, won’t you tellwith your brother?’

‘Nothing but his own particular brand of imbecility Once he is settled at Greybourne I will return to oversee the house at Richmond It will probably be ready for us in a couple of weeks’

‘Edge Please talk to me’

He took a step forward and she realised she wasn’t the only one as angry ‘About what, Sao ahead with your nice little dream of a family to replace what you really wanted Very well I’m here, aren’t I? But, by God, Sam Don’t pushI a you as clearly as I a that you, too, ht now I intend to see that Rafe is well and back at Greybourne After that you can play cat’s paith me to your heart’s content as you try to fill the hole left by the man you could not have’

‘Edge, that’s not trueyou don’t understand’ Sam reached for him, but he shook off her hand

‘I don’t wish to understand Any of it I’’

He strode past her, leaving the air thick and clanging with his anger

Taht of hier at being trapped And she had trapped him He’d been vulnerable, worried, alone, and she’d sunk her talons into hio

What would he do if she told hiht noould probably fling that away as well It would be one more shackle around his neck

‘Ho, there! Sam’ The voice, deep and rusty, barely reached her ‘Sa of mine’

Sah the parlour a little blindly and stopped in the bedrooed hair and the scars twisting the skin along the side of his jaw and throat into milky rivulets Under his swarthy colour he was pale and his pupils were dilated,it hard to determine the colour of his eyes

‘I’ve been wanting to meet you for a while I’m Rafe’