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She laughed, and her tone lashed with bared claws “Oh, very well, why not? I should like to see the look on your face when I tell you…because, by now, your precious tart has been bedded by a dozen men!”

Godwin closed his eyes Theof this was not lost on him Heather had been abducted and sold His instinct was to kill Sara and relieve his pain He wanted to throttle her until her eyes bulged He wanted to pick her up and throw her out the

He controlled himself His hands for “Indeed, do tell me more” He needed the details if he was to find his dear-heart and bring her home

“She was taken by Devonshire slers to France There she was sold to a bordello” Sara eyed hilee

Shooting stars took over Godwin’s vision His precious Heather, carrying his child, subjected to such treatment Would Heather be forever scarred? He would save her, he would bring her home and cherish her…he would drive the o to France and save her

A buzzing sound drummed in his head A sensation of nausea threatened, and his powerful legs nearly buckled beneath hi subjected to this treatment was on him All of it on him His fault, all his fault

And then he saw the sneer on Sara’s face How could he stand for it? It was more than flesh and blood could bear He took a step towards her and saw fear cross her face She kneas going to kill her then

A small voice, a boy’s voice at his back called hiot to Godwin as nothing else could Roderick had, until the fateful night he had heard that he was a bastard, always called him papa…noas always sir

Godwin loved Roderick, but saw the lost look in the boy’s eyes and was saddened by it He turned away completely froypsy curls, but it didn’t matter The boy was his son

He had to get away If he didn’t, he believed he would actually kill Sara, and that was so he could not do to Roderick She was an awful mother, but he couldn’t take her away from Roderick

Godwin left the castle that night He had but one person he could go to for help They had been friends since childhood It was to Captain John Pearson he went to He stood pounding down John’s door, near to breaking it, blasting his friend’s name for both heaven and hell to hear and bear witness to his pain

“John, for ed outside the door

His friend appeared and Godwin broke down

Roderick was but a boy He watched Godwin’s departure fro He adored the man he had b

elieved was his father Truth to tell, he loved hireat deal more than he loved his mother