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sight. I don’t understand why you hate me.”
    She raised her chin. “Your family destroyed mine, isn’t that enough?”
    “Mally—” Damn it, she was exasperating, and he was too mentally exhausted to think clearly. “You are coming to London with me.” She opened her mouth to argue, but he kept talking. “If you agree, I’ll get trained men up here to protect your family and your staff from any interference from my father or anyone else. If you don’t come willingly, I’ll take you anyway, and leave them to fend for themselves.”
    “I won’t leave until those men are in place.”
    “Agreed. It should only take a few days to arrange. Ask Jim and that other servant of yours to come up and see me. I’m sure they’ll know who is trustworthy around here. I’ll pay the locals well until I can supplement them with my own men.”
    “And you must agree not to travel until I say your shoulder is sufficiently healed to withstand the journey.”
    “I’ll stay as long as it takes for the men to settle in and no longer.”
    She considered him, her teeth biting into her lower lip.
    “Do we have an agreement, Malinda?”
    “Why would you do this after everything that has happened ? Why would you offer to help me?”
    He bent down and kissed her stubborn mouth. “Because you are as devious as a fox, and I hate to be beaten.” He kissed her again, his tongue probing between her lips to tangle with hers. “In a little while, I’ll untie you and you can go and tell your sister and staff that you are coming with me and that they will be safe until you return.”
    She tugged impatiently at her bounds. “Untie me right now, and I’ll accept your offer.”
    “You’ve already accepted it. One thing I do know, is that you are a pragmatist.” He moved down to the space between her spread thighs and smiled at her. “So I’m sure you’ll understand that having you bound hand and foot in my bed is too good an opportunity to miss exploiting.”
    “You wouldn’t dare .”
    He crawled up to her shoulder, his cock and balls cupped in his hand. “Oh, I dare, and, by God, by the end of it, when I’ve had my cock in your mouth, your cunt, and your arse, you’ll be screaming my name, I swear it.” He rubbed the wet crown of his cock against her luscious mouth and prayed she wouldn’t bite.

5
    M alinda glanced over at her companion. He rode with his pistol in his right hand, and his left loosely holding the horse’s reins. The terrain they were passing through seemed deserted, but he hadn’t relaxed his guard since they’d left the house. His complexion was pale, and there were dark shadows under his eyes. If she was very lucky, he’d overestimated his strength and would soon succumb to exhaustion. Then she would be free to leave.
    But where would she go? When she’d contacted him, she’d known he was her last chance of survival. If he couldn’t protect her from her enemies, then no one could. And if he was in league with those she feared? Then her death would be unavoidable. It wasn’t the first time she’d had to face such uncomfortable facts, but now she had less youthful optimism that she’d somehow survive.
    He’d helped her survive the first time as well....
    It started to rain and she cursed the heavy fabric of her riding habit, which would soak up the water and weigh her down even more.
    “We’ll stop at the next inn.”
    When he spoke, he barely glanced at her, but she knew he’d been aware of her position for the entire journey. When she nodded, water tipped off her hat and down her neck, making her shiver. There were faint lights in the distance, and she hoped it was the inn he’d mentioned. They’d been traveling since dawn and had barely stopped all day. Gwen and Doris hadn’t wanted her to leave, but she’d explained that in order to carry out the remainder of her plan, she had to go with Lord Keyes. She’d tried to sound more confident than she felt and they seemed to understand. She