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Francesca laughed weakly “I don’t knoish I did I don’t see from one moment to the next”

“My love,” he murmured, and tucked her wild hair behind her ear

She looked up at him, as if unable to do otherwise, and tears filled her eyes “I knew you were a danger to me from the moment I first met you,” she said “I tried to drive you away, but you refused to listen I only stayed with you at the inn because you proain”

“You saved o away I want to make love to you forever”

“I can’t allow that,” she said in a brittle voice “You don’t knohat you’re asking”

“Damn and blast it, every second day then!”

She pulled away “I blame Aphrodite for this,” she said bitterly

He seemed taken aback “Why?”

Dramatically, Francesca paused at the door “Because I ahter,” she said

Chapter 17

“Miss Francesca,” Lil began, her eyes suspicious She’d been waiting downstairs with Martin

“Don’t, Lil”

But Lil couldn’t be stopped, and she followed Francesca out into the street It was later than she had thought, the long su to fade “You be careful, that’s all I want to say,” Lil said

“Be careful?” Francesca repeated, feeling slightly hysterical “I thought I was being careful, Lil, but so”

“Well, so them happen,” she added darkly