Your grandfather has requested your presence.” Cassandra pushed back her chair, coming to her feet from the desk where she penned a letter to Sophy. “What is it, Toby?” she asked, smoothing her skirt. “A man has arrived demanding the return of his son.” Her chest tightened with dread. If it was who she feared, she was about to be in a great deal of trouble. She nodded at the servant, following him from the room. She passed through the main hall and out the front entrance. A disreputable looking person had taken up a belligerent stance on her grandfather’s front step. The man reeled on unsteady feet, seemingly unconcerned with his drunken condition. “That’s her,” he yelled. She sent her grandfather an uncertain glance as the old man turned to look at her. “Cassandra, this is Mr. Bailey. Says his son Timothy has been missing for more than four days. Claims Timothy was the boy you found by the side of the road.” The earl gave her a penetrating stare as he continued. “I’ve explained to him that his son was taken back on the very night that you discovered him.
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