Tall, Dark... Collection. Кэрол Мортимер

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      ‘Then I will come with you.’

      ‘No, you will not!’she refused with a vehement shake of her head. ‘I am grateful for the help you have given me thus far, but whatever happens next I must deal with myself. Do you not understand, Hawk, that I do not want you to come anywhere with me?’ she continued impatiently, as he would have once again protested. ‘As you have mentioned on more than one occasion—’ a slight, self-derisive smile curved her lips now ‘—you were forced into the role of my protector by my own impetuous actions. It is an obligation I now release you from.’

      He gave a weary shake of his head. ‘Have I not just explained that it is not as simple as that, Jane?’

      ‘I assure you, Your Grace, our conversation has made several things clear to me,’ she said enigmatically.

      Hawk grimaced his impatience at her stubborn refusal to listen to him. ‘Perhaps you are right, Jane, and we should talk of this again later. When you have had more time to think the matter through?’

      ‘Perhaps,’ she responded unhelpfully, giving a slight inclination of her head before turning to leave.

      Hawk’s expression was one of brooding frustration as he watched her cross the study to the door, her movements elegantly graceful, her head angled proudly.

      But how long would Jane maintain that elegance and grace, let alone her pride, if Lady Sulby had her way and Jane was imprisoned for theft…?