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Although Edward had earlier told Do for DeLisle’s house, Dominic didn’t pass that snippet of information on to Isobel There atchmen still at the house who could pose a risk He needed her to be wary and alert “Coroith a nod toward the door

Every masculine instinct within him screamed at him to leave her behind To take her back to bed, and make sure she was too tired to follow him But he had never seen the cold determination on her face before and wasn’t certain she wouldn’t carry through with her pro kept out of his wife’s loving arms was a risk he couldn’t afford to take

Disgruntled heher to follow If she wanted to co treated like a lady, Do outside He didn’t stand back and allow her to precede hi if she was offended What she was doing was downright stupid, and the churlish side of him refused to let her off so easily

“Wait!” Isobel gasped, as she watched Dominic start to move towards the lawn

Doe to roll his eyes “What?” His voice bristled with impatience

Isobel scowled at hi?”

Dominic silently pointed toward the dark shadow of the tree line across the far side of the garden

“Come on then”

Do hedges and simply vanished into thin air If he hadn’t seen it with his own eyes, he would never have considered it possible Shaking his head in stunned admiration, Dominic took to his heels after his wife

Isobel was frozen It hadn’t taken long for the cold to penetrate the heavy boots she earing, or the expensive woollen cloak Her fingers had already gone stiff with cold and her toes nu a handkerchief

A few ht air, having beco most of the dayti at Havistock Hall had undoubtedly softened her, and she had quickly beco fires, and war

How easily she had forgotten, sheback into her numb toes

Carefully pulling the cloak as high as it would go, she tugged her

cap do until it covered the tips of her pink ears Covering herself ashouse before her with trepidation

Although still large, Rupert’s house wasn’t as grandiose as Havistock Hall, by any stretch of the iardens as beautifully landscaped, Isobel thought as she carefully surveyed the outlines of the sparse vegetation through the darkness