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“Get out of the carriage, Rose,” Barnaby growled suddenly

Rose’s eyes popped open Her stomach dropped to her toes She was so shocked that for a moment, she couldn’t quite comprehend that he was actually there How had he found out? Who had told him?

“Now” The harsh coe

The other passengers quickly began to disembark amid whispers of ‘who is she?’, and ‘what do they ith her?”

When it was evident that Rose wasn’t going to budge, Barnaby clie and slammed the door closed behind him He sat directly opposite her and braced his elbows on his knees, and allowed the silence within to thicken

“Just what the Hell do you think you are doing?” he said calmly

Too calmatic look on his face but could not pick up any trace of ery, or just there to retrieve her so he could go back to his Star Elite business

“I aed up and down the country I can’t I won’t This battle with Chadwick is your battle, and the Star Elite’s I cannot sacrifice weeks of my life because I decided to take so” Her voice trailed off to a whisper when emotion threatened to overcome her If she allowed him to see just how upset she was, Barnaby would spirit her away to another safe house no matter how much she protested

“You cannot leave like this,” he murmured

“I have not committed any crime I don’t see why I should be detained,” she protested

Barnaby stared at her “Is that how you see what has happened?”

“How could I not?” she whispered “It isn’t your fault You are just doing your job Chadwick is a criminal who should be behind bars I am just a problem you think you have to take with you But you don’t”

“Rose”

“You don’t, Barnaby,” she persisted “I need some semblance of a life I can’t do this”

She felt tears gather on her lashes as she looked at hiht not have been affected by what they had shared last night but she was and she couldn’t hide it