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Blessed saints!

How had she ever believed this woman was her friend?

How had she been so blind?

“I thought Rosamund said the th to clamber to his feet “I waited there for thirty minutes”

“So, you aiting in the library for Murray to show,” Benedict prompted in a tone that would make most men fear for their lives

Rosa her head “I always hide behind the curtain while waiting, in caseWhen the door opened and closed, I peered through the gap to check it was Timothy, but it was Lady Murray who entered”

“My ested he was oblivious to the matron’s involvement

“Lady Murray started pacing the floor, wringing her hands andto herself She hurried to the decanters, poured solass and sed it quickly” Rosamund paled “Soreed to meet”

“Who?” Cassandra held her breath

“Your father”

“Lord Worthen?” Benedict clearly needed clarification

“Yes”

“What the devil?” Lord Murray see this sudden revelation “What was the purpose of their ?”

Tears trickled down Rosa for you to set a wedding date They both wanted you to marry and so had set a plan in motion that would see you forced to wed”

Confusion clouded Cassandra’s mind