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“You held up the coach carrying the Mayor of Derby and his wife” She accused, feeling sick to her sto with

“Killed ‘em both, stole their stuff and set up Jemima for their murder while ere at it Worked like a charm”

“But the men you set up with Jemima They weren’t all tricked to, surely?”

She scowled across the sotten for the ti as she listened in rapt horror to his version of events She knew they were the truth, Jemima had said so

“They were useless” Rogan spat “We sent them to find you Ha! They couldn’t find the bloody noses on the end of their faces So we told the with the plan and went to jailed for their crimes, after a while they would be let out – call it a punishered at his own cleverness

“You didn’t tell the” She didn’t require his confirlint in his eyes

“You forgot one thing” Her voice was deadly cal with his blade but refused to let hihtened she was of both

“When you saw Jeot that the inforoing to bring you down”

She felt a certain satisfaction as she watched Rogan go rigid as the reality of being too late dawned on him

“By killing her, you made sure that she couldn’t tell you who she sent the information to I know Papa went to see someone in the War Office – he and Jemima had contacts there But I don’t knoho they were You forgot to find out just who Je for certain” She paused, her eyes locked with this as she drove her success home “You have no idea now just who in authority knows about you and your father’s activities, what information they do have, and who the infor you”

Her heart somersaulted in her chest as she stared directly into the cold, hard eyes of Scraggan’s son and kneas indeed a chip off the old block His heart was as black and twisted as his father’s There was no reaction other than a steady, blank stare for several oose bumps on her skin Eventually he seemed to snap out of his daze and he blinked several ti her words

“Do you really think you can kill repeatedly and never face justice? Killing me will only add to the list of your crian stood andshe had his attention froreat enemies not only in Edward, but also Peter and their contacts in the War Office But you have bigger problean You have a viper in your midst and at the moment you have no idea who”

She couldn’t keep the iven he was responsible for putting Jeallows She hated him and could feel no mercy in her heart

“Shut up!” Rogan spat, his te

Eliza felt a strange calm settle over her She couldn’t detect any ue reason she wanted to look over her shoulder Some level of awareness beckoned and warned her that there was someone nearby