Awaken My Fire
“Run, Cisely—"With wide, terrified eyes, Cisely took one step back and started to turn. Too late. To the woman's utter surprise, five guards emerged behind her exactly as Roshelle felt a mercilessly sharp dagger at her throat. Cisely's hands went to her own throat in terror.Vincent kept his eyes on Roshelle but addressed Cisely. "You are the countess's waiting woman?"Cisely managed to nod.“You will tell the French guard of Reales that the Duke of Suffolk now holds their mistress in her chambers ...by the point of a dagger at her throat. You are to instruct them to open the gates before assembling in the courtyard, weapons laid at their feet," he said as easily as if ordering supper, adding just as easily, "They are to do this within ten minutes or I shall hang her head from that window.""No, Cisely! No-"The arm around her shoulders lifted to cover her mouth, the dagger pointing to a place where her pulse pounded wildly. Cisely paled, but for once she fought back the feeling of fainting to scream out instead, "Oh, God, do not hurt her!MoreLess
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