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ke revenge, but he decided it was justice

Chapter 15

Sebastian strode along briskly, barely registering his surroundings His heart was still rattling in his chest, the blood pounding through his body Francesca tended to do that to him

Dobson let him into the club with a surprised frown “Madame Aphrodite is tired, Mr Thorne Do you have to see her now?”

“I’m sorry It’s important”

Dobson hesitated and then gave a resigned nod “You won’t keep her long?”

“Barely any time at all, Mr Dobson”

Once he was shown into her presence, Aphrodite seeood actress “Mr Thorne, again!” Shein his face, and her smile wavered “What has happened?”

Sebastian explained about Rosie and where she had come from

“Then…this girl belongs to her?” She was obviously shocked; her hand treainst the chair back

“Yes And Mrs Slater ant her back”

“But why can’t she be arrested for such a thing? And the kidnapping all those years ago…Mr Thorne, if you knohere she is, then we must…we must…”

“I don’t knohere she is, not yet And if, when I do, I take her to the police, that means we probably won’t be able to find her master She’ll keep her mouth shut in the hope he’ll help her out of her difficulty—which he probably will Madaed to kidnap your daughters?”

Aphrodite nodded

“Then can you send Rosie somewhere else? Just to be on the safe side? I’ at your door”