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“Once more, you leave me in the hands of another.”Ĭross went ashen at the words the room was suddenly too small, and Pippa was out of place. You will have an escort home.”īitterness laced the baroness’s tone. “I will not force you to stay, but I will not allow you to destroy yourself either. He reached for one of several pulls on the wall behind him, yanking it with more force than necessary. Ignoring the weight in her chest at her earlier discovery-a pang that was becoming familiar-she said, “I am not interested in returning home.”Īt the same time, Lavinia said, “I will not go anywhere with you.” Whatever was happening here with Lady Dunblade, it did not change Pippa’s plans for the evening. She ignored the disappointment that flared at the thought.

He turned to Pippa, surprise in his gaze, as though he’d forgotten she was there. Lavinia’s hand settled on the door handle and Cross swore.

She stiffened at the last, the thought unsettling and unpleasant. What had happened in their past? What was happening now to threaten their future? How were they connected?Īnd there, seeking her answer, she discovered the anguish in his gaze. Pippa watched them, head turning from one to the other, as though they were in a badminton match, questions rising, desperate for facts. Lavinia turned and made for the door that led to the floor of the casino. “It is not the past I wish to change, dammit. “Lavinia-” he started before she held up a hand and stopped him. Pippa pressed back against the painting through which she’d come, as Cross took a step toward Lady Dunblade, the emotion in his words obvious.

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