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“No, sadly, I find the Or,Who wants a ho gallivants about town like an incompetent constable from Bow Street?”

“Who indeed?”

The air thruain, and she found it alaze

“Thankfully, you have returned unscathed,” she said to ease the nervous fluttering in her chest “And what of the h to mount an assault? I assume you didn’t deposit them at Bow Street”

“No I would need to accuse theh to contend with at present”

“We?” Her heart leapt in exciteree I ht assist you in this case?”

His expression turned sole to obtain your father’s journals Once they have proof of the contents, they will presu information Then they will kill us, kill us both”

Perhaps it was his grave tone or the hard look in his eyes, but Mr Daventry had a way of striking fear into her heart After the incident in the street, she believed his concerns were not unfounded

“Whether I like it or not, our paths are entwined,” he continued “Though it goes against ether until we resolve this matter Until we eradicate the threat”

Reether?

What on earth did he mean?

“You cannot stay here” She sed at the thought of ht “While hts, there are limits to what he considered acceptable Even under such dire circumstances”

“Agreed Besides, I cannot catch a murderer when confined to this house”

“Oh!” Surely he didn’t expect her to stay in Brook Street, in the ho in Brook Street, they will assume I’m your new mistress of theto say about that

He watched her through dark, sensual eyes “And ould want the inconvenience of being labelled aany of the pleasure?”