“Her eyes were still closed, but he was sure he had not imagined those softly spoken words.Nor misunderstood the reasoning behind them.All had been pandemonium after the carriage lost a back wheel and then tipped over. The sound still echoed in his mind of the horses screaming as they tried to escape the tangle of harness, dragging the felled landau for several feet before coming to a stop.Ranulf had been thrown clear of the wrecked carriage.Darcy lay unconscious on the road.It was perhaps as we...ll Darcy had remained unaware during the minutes that followed. Ranulf had seen to her comfort first, carrying her over to the grass verge and laying her down, her head supported on his superfine, before he turned his attention to calming and unharnessing the distressed horses.Several minutes had passed by the time Ranulf tied them to some trees and was able to return to Darcy and the carriage. Darcy remained unconscious. The landau was minus a back wheel, and it was all Ranulf could do to push it to the side of the road where it would not prove a hazard to other carriages traveling this same road.Close examination of the vehicle revealed what had caused the carriage to tip over.MoreLessRead More Read Less
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