Always a Temptress
“Maybe if she’d had a portent, she could have anticipated the disaster.
“I sincerely hope, Marcus,” she said, her voice trembling unpardonably, “that this is a result of your reading too many gothic novels. If so, I have to tell you that I expected better from you.” She turned to her suspiciously silent husband. “You knew about this?”
“Not all of it. I’ve been more focused on the direct threats to you.”
She stared at him. “There are more of those, too?”
“No. Just Axman Billy. Nothing you need wo...rry about.”
Kate fought a sudden rage. “Worry? Of course I’m not worried. Grace, can you think of a reason I should worry?”
Grace, who had been poisoned while all the men around them had told her she needn’t worry, was wise enough to stay silent.
It was enough that Harry flushed. “I’m handling it, Kate. You need to focus on this threat from your family.”
“But you’re leaving,” Kate protested. “You’ve waited ten years to go.”
“The world will still be there in a month.”MoreLess
“I sincerely hope, Marcus,” she said, her voice trembling unpardonably, “that this is a result of your reading too many gothic novels. If so, I have to tell you that I expected better from you.” She turned to her suspiciously silent husband. “You knew about this?”
“Not all of it. I’ve been more focused on the direct threats to you.”
She stared at him. “There are more of those, too?”
“No. Just Axman Billy. Nothing you need wo...rry about.”
Kate fought a sudden rage. “Worry? Of course I’m not worried. Grace, can you think of a reason I should worry?”
Grace, who had been poisoned while all the men around them had told her she needn’t worry, was wise enough to stay silent.
It was enough that Harry flushed. “I’m handling it, Kate. You need to focus on this threat from your family.”
“But you’re leaving,” Kate protested. “You’ve waited ten years to go.”
“The world will still be there in a month.”MoreLess
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