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What was she planning?

He’d been looking for Georgiana since he’d arrived, having lost her and all the owners of the casino earlier in the day When he had left her rooms and headed to the floor of the hell, the place had been quiet – if one did not consider the banging on the doors, the shouting, and the near riot in the street

He’d thought to destroy Chase and set Georgiana free

And, instead, he’d destroyed all that she’d worked for

"Good play with the reward, West" A nize approached fro a hand on his shoulder "It’s time we scare the bastard out of his hole – after all, he’s been fleecing us for years! I’ you in!"

Another approached "But you are willing to put five thousand quid on it? You’ll get hundreds of people tossing false naun arriving at his offices, theories based on everyone froer "I shall know the truth when I see it," he said, disengaging from the conversation

Of course, he had not known the truth when he’d seen it In the hours since her revelation, he’d found a dozen ways he should have known that she was er, saed her, just as the rest of London had

At the far end of the roo the dice with gusto If the cheers that rose around hi before he had ti his way across the floor toward the viscount, Duncan thought back to that first night, on the balcony with Georgiana, when she’d naood choice

Unmarked Noble He would care for her

Or West would ley tossed the dice Won again Frustration settled heavy in Duncan’s chest Why did this man here Duncan would no doubt lose?

He watched the viscount for long minutes, until he lost, and the dice were relinquished to a croupier Duncan resisted the pleasure that caley," he said, and the viscount turned toward hireater by the fact that they’d never spoken

He pulled the viscount aside "My lord, I anize you I confess, I am rather a supporter – you have wonat this season"

Duncan was set back by the coe, but did he have to like the man?

He took a breath, released it, and the viscount tilted his head, leaning in, "Sir, are you unwell?"

Yes

He would be unwell forever once she becaley, but he had promised her thisLady Georgiana," he said

Surprised, Langley looked away and then back, and West saw the guilt in his eyes He did not like the pause – theGeorgiana

Except he did like it

He liked it a great deal