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Silence descended

Mr Trent closed his eyes and pinched the bridge of his nose When he opened the happens to you, I shall never forgive myself”

And that was the bare truth of the matter

“Nothing will happen to Miss Vale,” Mr Wycliff interjected, though she had every intention of saying the sa “Not while she is in your care”

“Then I pray you are right” With a pained expression, the gentleman turned to her and added, “If we’re to visit Mr Bradley toet some rest Permit me to escort you back to Jaunay’s”

Verity fought to hide a rush of elation “Thank you, Mr Trent I would be delighted if you would accoh I hope you spoke in jest when you said you intend to rent every available roo the room next to hers would ht

“No, Miss Vale Inthe whole hotel”

Chapter Six

Terror should have been the only e in Miss Vale’s eyes as she sat opposite hie Lawrence knew she was scared, scared of thealone in a hotel And yet whenever she looked at him, he saw a vibrant love for life

“Sir, I know having ht and ue and excitement flashed in her eyes as the words burst fro is dreadfully awomen on my conscience”

Miss Vale was right Having witnessed the underscored text in the book, Sebastian Vale had atte But to whom? Miss Vale? Charles Farrow? Still, one could not rule out the possibility that the ht but a man’s drunken prank

“Mrs Wycliff delivered a persuasive argument” How could he dispute the claims of a woman who had suffered at the hands of a ree with her opinion”

Did Miss Vale not know she had more to fear from him than any cowardly villain? Did she not know that every ti other than plunging his tongue deep inside and tasting heaven’s sweet nectar?

How ironic that he should be the one to play protector when his thoughts were sinful and wicked He watched her sitting deaze slipped slowly down the length of her body, coed her h The warrior appealed to him just as much

Lawrence cleared his throat lest a lustful groan escape