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“Who?” Abbot’s voice echoed around in his heluided his horse forward at a sedate walk The other soldiers, Lara counted five of theh-class lady in nothing but a blanket or their ranks required it of them

She tried to say Reece, knowing the true nauson”

“I’m sure he’s already dead”

A chill settled in Lara’s chest and it had nothing to do with the cool te her head “He should not die for my sake”

“You should feel no responsibility for his death He is both a cad and a coward”

Lara’s distress level grew increan to think she wasn’t the only one worried for his safety This lady she shared a body as highly distressed And she didn’t like this tin can on a horse either “We o back for him”

“No, I don’t think so”

“Do you dare call yourself a chivalrous man and yet refuse a lady’s siuson do that was so terrible?”

There was a scrape of ht shifted his head to look down at her “You really have experienced massive trauma to your wits, milady”

Her eyes narrowed “Excuse me, but I do believe you have just insulted me”

“I would never insult a lady,” he clai sincere or sarcastic Perhaps he was insinuating that she was not a lady

“Then go back for him Now!”

“I refuse,” he said, and kicked his horse into a gallop

Lara leaned around theto see Reece dashing after thehty steed No such luck Only the five depressed looking soldiers followed them But what of the ones who had stayed behind to finish Reece off? Shouldn’t they have caught up with the group by now? Perhaps Reece was okay

“But he has a piece ofto reason with her captor/rescuer again Or lie to hiht take it for hireatly embittered by its loss”

“We are not going back after Reginald Ferguson, Eleanor I’ as he left your poor sister at the altar and kidnapped you in her place”

Why would a ether a feasible explanation She ca

“Why would he do that?” she asked

Lord Abbot laughed “Because noHe is beneath you and you you belong to me”

A feeling of revulsion settled in the pit of her stomach and she could only conclude that Lady Eleanor had no romantic inclinations toward Lord Abbot Heto you,” she said e themselves known So it wasn’t only Lara’s concern for Reece, but also Eleanor’s concern for Reginald that had her so anxious Eleanor’s desire to get away from Lord Abbot overwhelmed Lara with panic “Set me down this instant,” she demanded “I alk”