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He refrained froravely, “I am not married and do not at the moment have a sweetheart”

Their eyes locked as before, and Felicia felt the breath catch in her throat “Ah, no wife, no sweetheart? I am surprised”

“Are you?” he asked and then wickedly, his eyes bright, he said, “Perhaps it is because I have too many of them to write them all”

Her face hed and said, “I a But, you must have realized by now that I don’t allow anyone to question what I do or don’t do, but in your case, I shall aze swept over her face, and his eyes ar to my sister, whom I was to have met By now, she may be seriously worried There, minx, are you satisfied?”

Felicia blushed and noted that Becky was eyeing theled like a schoolgirl His words had iddy with pleasure

It was at this moment, however, that Becky’s attention was taken by Scott, who had put a few questions to her As the two put their heads together, laughing over soain hly taken—so very taken with this titan of a man

An hour later, Becky’s father arrived on the scene, and a tearfultook place that warmed all their hearts

Between tears and laughter, hugs and handshakes, he whisked his daughter off There was an aard uilt as he continued the lie of oht come a time in the future when the squire would discover that he was actually not Mr Glen Ashton but the Duke of Somerset, and ould he think? He should have introduced hi to do, but he siive up his identity Perhaps this oo unnoticed?

Scott sighed and looked forlorn as he watched Becky leave He then announced that he was fatigued and would return to his bed for a nap Ashton turned to see Felicia sigh sadly

She was tireless Like hiet out “Shall we take a bit of a ride, you and I?”

Her face brightened at once “Oh, yes”

He found hi experience He couldn’t re this way before when he touched a woh his body, and he couldn’t think of anything he wantedexpression, look into her eyes … kiss her

Kiss her? Where had that come from? Da to kiss her from the first moment he’d found her

When they reached the stables, Felicia er’s horse was prancing about and snorting Ashton watched her as she watched the handso

He followed and stood by her After a moment, he said, “Come, Felicia … they have our horses saddled”