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Chapter Sixteen
“Would you care to explain what the devil is going on?” Benedict gripped the overhead strap as Mr Wycliff’s carriage navigated the busy Mayfair streets “Have you taken leave of your senses? This has to be the most ridiculous plan I have ever heard Indeed, were I not so bloody angry, I ”
Cassandra disagreed
She found Lord Tregarth’s plan rather ingenious
Yes, the decision had been made in haste Yes, it was unheard of for a woentlearth wanted to teach the earl a lesson A lesson he would never forget Her father would never negotiate with her, would refuse to provide a written apology, and so would have to accept the challenge With his daughter attending the duel, he couldn’t use e
“Well?” Benedict stared at his father “I should call you out for using racefully”
“It was partly lance “In the hope that with nified manner” She had prayed they would arrive before Benedict offered his own challenge The earl would have s, found an excuse to fire a lead ball through Benedict’s heart
“Dignified?” Benedict scoffed When he turned to face her, she saw fear not anger flashing in his handso ere together Worthen cares about no one but hiard for your safety”
Lord Tregarth muttered a curse “In his twisted bitterness, the man is determined to ruin your lives I cannot let that happen” He settled the blanket across his lap The lord had been so desperate to reach his son before he did so but an expensive silk robe and Turkish slippers
“You would have called Worthen out had your father not done so,” Mr Wycliff said froht to a swift conclusion without loss of life”
“So you sanctioned this foolhardy plan, too?”
Mr Wycliff leaned back against the squab and shrugged “Under the circumstances, I saw little alternative”
Benedict gave asnort “And hoould you react if your father use
d Scarlett to prove a point? Hoould you react if your father snatched away an opportunity to prove your worth?”
Before Mr Wycliff could respond, Lord Tregarth sat forward “Benedict, I swear that no harm shall come to your wife I named Cassandra my second because I wanted to show Worthen that she is allied to our family now As such, she falls under our protection It’s not about proving a point, but about doing everything possible to ensure you live a long and happy life”