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Rose stared at the passing houses and wished she had the courage to She had no idea who Barnaby was or what he wanted with her, but she had no intention of being kidnapped by anyone, and that hat this felt like

“Who on earth are you, Barnaby?” she demanded She had never seen anybody drive so recklessly, or so precisely at such breakneck speeds before and be so completely unconcerned by it They had been shot at nuhout all the evening’s tu wreck whereas he had re was just an everyday occurrence Why was this not unusual to him?

“I around out as he steered the carriage around another tight curve

He swore fluidly when they were suddenly face-to-face to a large curricle

“Watch out!” Rose screamed

She hung on to the seat beneath her for dear life, and closed her eyes to prevent having to witness the horrifying crash she kneas about to happen When nothing happened, she opened one eye a crack and then the other To her relief, all she saas empty road ahead

“Please slon Oh, please slon,” she began to chant over and over as she looked over her shoulder The carnage they had left behind made her wince

“Sorry,” Barnaby called to the furious carriage driver as noaving an angry fist at thee

Rose turned accusing eyes on the man beside her “Sorry? That’s all you can say to that man? Look at what you have done”

Barnaby sighed but refused to defend himself

“I suppose I arateful that he doesn’t catch up with us either,” she muttered “At this rate, if that Chadwick person doesn’t kill us we are going to end up behind bars for ruining half of the town” Rose crossed herself, hoping Barnaby would take the hint When he didn’t she sighed loudly “I dee this instant and let me down,” she commanded

Barnaby glared back “I can, if you absolutely insist on it, but if I do, you have to face the gunmen on your own They want you dead because you witnessed their boss kill two of the underworld’s most stupid criminals”

“Underworld?” Rose spat, deliberately ignoring everything else he said “What on earth is the underworld?” She glanced down at the ground as though expecting it to be there and shen she began to feel sick

When she began to topple forward, Barnaby slaainst the seat

“I told you not to look down,” Barnaby snapped “It will make you fall off What do you want to do, kill yourself and save Chadwick the job?”