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"On the contrary, it would be perfectly appropriate We will be announcing a betrothal in less than teeks"

"That’s just what I’ to say We won’t"

His eyebrow arched "Have you forgotten the events of the past few days?"

"No"

She hadn’t forgotten his sly teasing She hadn’t forgotten his strong ar, passionate kiss

She withdrew her hand from his "What happened in the library was my fault I should never have followed you there"

"I should not have allowed you to stay Sparring requires two participants"

Charlotte ht by her, and she appreciated that more than he could know But it only ht by hi to clear it away" She gathered the courage to smile at him "I have a plan"

Chapter Five

She had a plan

Piers had noticed these i into a pattern

Don’t be alarmed

I’ to protect hiht be better placed to rescue her, rather than the reverse

He couldn’t decide if she was purposely obtuse or sweetly deranged

He abandoned the task of piecing together the cupid and helped her to her feet "You have a plan"

"Yes" After a cautious glance about the hall, she lowered her voice "I’ to find the lovers The ones who really had a tryst that night Once I present the proof to my mother and Sir Vernon, on’t have to rand idea? There were sowith this plan, Piers didn’t knohere to start

At the sound of the approaching maid, he waved her into the empty ood at investigations, you know" She drifted away fro things at the roo house, I almost solved the mystery"

"Almost"

"Yes I had the responsible person puzzled out It was only her accomplice that tookhouse mystery didn’t particularly catch Piers’s interest He was too busy noting how the rooe s and ht limned her delicate profile and set loose tendrils of her hair aglow

Good God, listen to hi verses of poetry next