The Rogue’s Prize
“Climbing onto the bed, Constance gathered her knees to her chest. To be sure, Percy was the better choice of the two men. He represented everything Thomas was not. So why, when she had everything a woman could want, did she pine for a scoundrel’s touch?
• • • The dank interior of the outer room overpowered his senses. Percy crept low, bent over at the waist in order to keep from hitting his head on the ceiling of the darkened hallway leading into a labyrinth of underground tunnels. Jacko and Ol...lie moved soundlessly behind him. Neither spoke. Both understood the sacrifice it took to leave a willing bride alone on her wedding night. Both knew what was at stake if Burton succeeded in killing Percy before there could be no question where his wife belonged.
Percy held up his hand. Motioning to his lips, he urged his men not to make a sound. Voices drifted through the corridor, leading them forward. Josiah Cane had finally spoken to the wrong man, a man willing to receive a hefty price for leading them to his whereabouts.MoreLess
• • • The dank interior of the outer room overpowered his senses. Percy crept low, bent over at the waist in order to keep from hitting his head on the ceiling of the darkened hallway leading into a labyrinth of underground tunnels. Jacko and Ol...lie moved soundlessly behind him. Neither spoke. Both understood the sacrifice it took to leave a willing bride alone on her wedding night. Both knew what was at stake if Burton succeeded in killing Percy before there could be no question where his wife belonged.
Percy held up his hand. Motioning to his lips, he urged his men not to make a sound. Voices drifted through the corridor, leading them forward. Josiah Cane had finally spoken to the wrong man, a man willing to receive a hefty price for leading them to his whereabouts.MoreLess
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