Ducal Encounters 02 - With The Duke's Approval - Plot & Excerpts
She turned to Frankie instead and as he watched them embrace, Clarence was consumed by a fresh bout of guilt. He had let her down, neglected her, and she had suffered a terrible ordeal as a consequence. She must hold him responsible, much as her brothers did, and the loss of her respect cut to the quick. Winchester took his sister’s hand and led her to a chair beside the fire, where she was greeted by his dogs. “You should not have come down, Anna,” he said gently. “I know you must have questions for me,” she replied, absently fondling one of the dog’s ears. “It would be better to get them over with so you can decide what is to be done.” “They can wait until you are feeling better,” Nate said. “I have a slight headache, my fingers feel stiff and awkward, and I am a little shaky. But,” she added, tilting her chin defiantly, “I am home, I am alive, and I will recover. I know this business has greater implications because I was not the intended target—” “You know that?”
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