Twice Upon A Time (A Danby Family Novella) - Plot & Excerpts
Fury rippled through him, beginning someplace deep inside. His body quaked in the aftermath and he pointed a tremulous finger at his cousin. “You!” Pen’s eyes rounded. “How have I angered you? I am allowing her to have the money. I thought you would be satisfied.” “Well, I’m not.” Julian stormed to his trunk and threw open the lid before rifling inside for a clean shirt. “I fail to understand the nature of your upset. After what she did for our family, I can’t very well deny her payment.” Julian tossed the clean shirt on the bed and ripped the one he was wearing over his head. “How long to do you think fifteen hundred pounds will last? Soon enough, she will be risking her safety again by stealing into brothels and sneaking down back alleys.” Pulling the other shirt on, he turned back to Pen. “What if someone else had accosted her the night she left the theatre? Think how easy it was to pluck her off the streets.”
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