Fanning the Flame
“"Kassandra is any number of things. I suppose kind is one of them." "You like her." "I like both of them. I'm fortunate to call them friends." "It would seem I am also fortunate, having made a friend in you." His eyes locked on her face. "Perhaps in time, Jillian, we'll be far more than that." She refused to think what the words implied. Certainly, he didn't speak of marriage. Not to the impoverished former ward of the Earl of Fenwick, now under suspicion of murder.
He reached over and took... her hand. His was long-boned and elegant and she remembered the heat of it, curved round her breast.
"Garth has asked that the trial be postponed and since you've the support of a duke and an earl, they've agreed. Also, I've done as Howard Telford did and posted a reward—this one for any information leading to the man who murdered the earl." "But I can't afford—" "Consider it a loan," he said, interrupting her protest. A dark glint appeared in his eyes.MoreLess
He reached over and took... her hand. His was long-boned and elegant and she remembered the heat of it, curved round her breast.
"Garth has asked that the trial be postponed and since you've the support of a duke and an earl, they've agreed. Also, I've done as Howard Telford did and posted a reward—this one for any information leading to the man who murdered the earl." "But I can't afford—" "Consider it a loan," he said, interrupting her protest. A dark glint appeared in his eyes.MoreLess
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