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Eliza nodded, following his train of thought

“So what does he ith you?”

Eliza studied hi her reply “I think he may need to knohat infor to ”

“The fact that he still wants you points to the possibility that he doesn’t have the infor to resolve her earlier upset

“Meaning Jemima is still alive?” Eliza’s heart swelled at the possibility and she studied hi in her eyes

Edward hated to extinguish the light but felt that Jean’s ruthlessness at the time she disappeared

“Meaning that Scraggan is still looking for answers and while he needs you, we have the advantage” Edward reasoned, hoping deep within his heart that he was being as truthful as possible in his analysis of the situation

“Why?” Eliza frowned, trying to pick up on his reasoning

“Because they want you but we are the only ones at the moment who knohere you are I think I have found a perfect way for us to get down to Padstoithout being discovered” Thinking of the way Izzy had escaped frouardianship

Eliza stifled a yaith the back of her hand, and y as it was immediately folloith another one just as wide

“Time for bed”

Throughout their exchange they had both been valiantly trying to ignore the huge expanse of bed waiting only a few feet away Now that exhaustion was pulling at them both, it was inevitable that they would have to deal with the immediate problem they were now faced with

“I will go and get soet yourself into bed” Edward heaved his bulk wearily out of the chair andhim

“Where will you be sleeping?” Her pert question stopped him at the door

He studied the faint flush that had tinted her cheeks a rosy peach colour and wondered why he hadn’tless pale His body predictably began to respond with the prospect of her being naked between the white sheets, and he turned away frohtly so she couldn’t see the evidence of his ard body’s interest in her