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“Because she’s worried about you”

“I’iven her cause for concernyour advice”

“And the Duke of Dalforth sees hi the soundtrack to the story ofrules over us all Or so he likes to think”

“Van, answer the question Are you and my sister—”

“Do you think if the ansere yes that this would be how you would come to know? That I’d tell you over the phone?”

“No I suppose not” Van would have the balls, the decency, to coh Kilblair does house a weaponry”

“But it’s mostly ancient”

“An ancient ood as a new one Probably better And there is any nu accident”

“Not with a mace” He chuckles

“No,” I agree “There are tidier ways to kill a deer”

“And a friend? But back to your woman troubles”

“I don’t have wo ht NDAs I wouldn’t risk asking hiood friend”

“And procure you a won of frustration

“I need someone who can act Someone who can pretend to like me”

“That does exclude her She did only like your title”

“Are you done playing, or should I bend over so you can really fuck me?”

“You’re not ht be?” For a ht say Isla And then we’d really have a problem “Holland”

I h even as my lunch turns to cement in my stomach “Very funny”

“Isla says she’s worth ten of your usual type That she’s genuine”

“Isla says, does she? Of course, she h o this way “So what sage advice did et on my knees and profess my ardent ad worshipped her—“and it didn’t help”

“Perhaps you need to use your words, not just your mouth”