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He turned as Margaret, his second in cohed discreetly to attract his attention ‘You want these plans acted upon right away, Xavier?’

‘That’s right,’ he confirmed

She knew he’d been re when he restling the demons from the past

‘And you want that done before you attempt a satisfactory settlement with Rosie Clifton?’

‘Do you doubt I’ll reach a settleirl?’

Everyone but Margaret laughed at his rearet had read the will, so she knew he had to produce an heir Two years was no time at all, she’d told him with concern written all over her face What was he supposed to do? Pluck one out of thin air? The thought of breeding with one of the women he customarily dated held no appeal at all

‘I think this is a tricky situation of a type we haven’t encountered before,’ Margaret now cohtfully

Tricky was the understatement of the year

‘If you mean Ms Clifton fires on emotion, while I work solely with the facts, then you’re probably right,’ he conceded ‘But surely, that guarantees a satisfactory outcome for our side?’

Whether Margaret agreed or not, he would go ahead with his plans Who was going to stand in his way? Not Rosie Clifton, that was for sure—

Rosie Clifton

He couldn’t get her out of his head Just her na He suspected that beneath her composure Señorita Clifton could whip up quite a storm

‘I’ve never known you to be so distracted at a aret commented discreetly

He noticed everyone was leaving the roolad there was an air of exciteer to chase up every detail in his plan