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Sassy put the gun near the coach wheel and took to walking, as the carriage steps had broken during the accident and she wasn’t sure she should climb back inside the vehicle in its present position

The sound of an approaching carriage ht, Oh no, fervently hoping she would not be bothered

She e but without the steps and with the carriage up in the air at such an angle, it was a feat that would only cause her to engage in antics that would e presently drawing near

With a sigh of resignation she turned, leaned against the carriage wall, and awaited the inevitable

~ Five ~

SASSY’S MAD DASH for her carriage and her subsequent attempt to mount and enter the same had not been lost to the observant Marquis of Dartmour Nor had the fact that she was all too fae, and he could not help but stare at her

Did he trust himself in this? Could this really be one and the sahts and … ?

Oh yes, he thought as they got closer She was the woman of his drea—anyone would think him insane

He concentrated instead on the fact that it appeared she had reconciled herself to forgo her hasty attened to their arrival Amusement tickled him

They were nearly thirty feet away, and he knew beyond a shadow of a doubt that this was the young woe of Sutton, where his dream had taken hold of him—held him still He told hi more

She was by far the most beautiful lovely he had ever seen in his life, and his mind had obviously taken it to the next level It was no more than that, and he attempted to dismiss it

He sucked in air and said to Percy, sitting beside him as he tooled his horses to a slon and then to a stop, “Well, well, Percy, it appears we shall be delayed a bit …”

“Eh, I’d think you’d had enough fooling around last night Good God, Justin, a pretty on each ar turns with you in bed, and here you are looking for more?” Mr Lutterel chuckled as he shook his head

“Ah, but you wrong me, Percy This is a damsel in distress—or so it appears—and we are fortunate to be on hand to lend her assistance” What were the odds, he thought as he spoke, that he would find this woman here … now, like this?

“Eh, she does seem to be a bit in the straits” Percy frowned and added, “And alone, as well? Where is her lady’s maid?”