She was too softhearted. Why had he never seen this side of her? Or had he? He recalled the past weeks. She had treated Rebecca with gentle firmness. Her concern for her son was boundless. Even in the worst of circumstances, she showed constant smiles to his men. And she had cared for him with tender patience during his shipboard illness. Had he simply refused to see beyond his belief in her treason? How could a woman capable of treason be capable of such tenderness and understanding? Even more, she defended him. This woman, who reviled him to his face for betraying his best friend, excused those same actions to her sister-in-law. Why? “Gennie, we must go.” He slapped his gloves against his thigh. “Oui. I shall be right there.” “Please, milady. I will be fine in a day or so and catch up with you before you ever miss me,” Soames said. “Thomas misses you already.” “Watley will keep the lad out of mischief.” Soames looked past her to where Haven glowered at them from the doorway.
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