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Chapter Twenty - One
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Snowflakes floated out of the dawn sky and covered the park meadow in white. Julian Kane could easily picture how that spotless counterpane would look splattered with his blood.His yell of laughing desecrated the stillness of the snowflakes falling. “Cubby, what do you say, my man? Should we belt out a few verses of “The Girl I Left Behind Me” to inspire us to greatness? He lost his balance as a sharp bump caught his foot, forcing him to lean even more heavily on his friend’s broad shoulders. Maybe “Blow the Man Down” would be a better choice.Cuthbert wobbled to the right, trying to hold Julian and the mahogany box under his free arm in place. Jules, I’d rather not. There is a severe pain in my head. I can’t believe I succumbed to your persuasiveness. What kind of second lets his first spend the entire night drinking and getting foxed before a duel? While there was still time, you ought to have allowed me to take you back to the Continent on that ferry.He received a scolding finger
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Do you truly have a mental illness?”A more frail spirit would have cowered in fear at being asked such a question by such an extraordinary specimen of a man in a near-roar, but Portia refused to take offense. After all, her brother-in-law didn’t really doubt her sanity on a regular basis. He had only ever done it once. She once trapped a hissing 600-year-old vampire at Lady Quattlebaum’s midsummer musicale during the bassoon interlude and kept him at bay with a violin bow until Adrian showed there with his crossbow. She also turned down two wealthy, attractive young noblemen who had just expressed an interest in marrying her.If he had been yelling at her out of resentment rather than concern, Portia might have been more concerned. Nevertheless, she was convinced that Adrian would have loved her even more if she had been his sister rather than his wife’s child.She was able to calmly glance up at him from the wing chair in front of the fireplace as he traversed the drawing room of hi
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He was unaware of her.With the same searing, black eyes that had been a nightmare for her for the previous five years, Julian Kane had directly gazed at her, showing only the tiniest hint of curiosity. Or was it irritation?He seemed to have forgotten much of her because their time together had apparently meant so little to him. Why should he, too? Portia pondered. He had surely had dozens, no, hordes of other women willing to help him forget her in the years since he had left—she sneaked a bitter glance at the blowsy brunette still clutching to his hand. Why should he recall the awkward seventeen-year-old girl who almost threw herself at him every time he waltzed into a room, flushed, stammered, and entered?Portia had to resist the impulse to erupt into a towering wrath as soon as the initial wave of pain subsided. She wanted nothing more than tossing her magnificent bonnet on the ground and jumping up and down on it, despite bragging to Adrian that she was no longer a child.Brill
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Portia noticed that her face was losing blood. She exhaled, her fingers digging into the smooth velvet of her reticule. "So it's true," she said.That I am an assassin? that in order for me to survive, I have taken human life? I'm sorry to break the last of your childhood fantasies about me, but in that regard, I'm just like any other soldier in His Majesty's Army.She took a long breath in to control her voice. "I wasn't discussing a fight. I was referring to the women in Whitechapel and Charing Cross.His eyes lost their amusement glint. He squinted. What females?”"The four women that have passed away since you arrived in London. The four women who were mercilessly drained of all of their blood by a demon."Julian scowled even more. With his back to her, he turned to face the brick fireplace. "Exactly when did these murders occur?”"The first occurred two weeks ago, right before Adrian learned you had been spotted in London. The following two came shortly after. Three nights ago,
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What must I do to protect you from him? Why not confine you to a convent? Adrian was once more wearing a brand-new trail in the magnificent Aubusson carpet that stretched the length of his drawing room. At least he wouldn't be able to step foot on sacred ground. He didn't appear to have slept a wink since taking Portia home, judging by the shadows under his eyes and the fact that he was still sporting his rumpled pants, shirt, and waistcoat from the previous evening.Caroline suggested, "Perhaps we should see if Cousin Cecil is still in the market for a bride," referring to the toadlike lech who had once offered to knock the spirit out of Portia with his fists.Portia and Adrian both turned to stare in astonishment at her. Then she added, "Or Aunt Marietta might be in need of a companion," blinking innocently at them, and they understood she was joking. Eloisa was perched on her knee as she sat on the brocaded sofa. The outrageously expensive pearls Adrian had given Caroline for their
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The soggy cobblestones sprouted misty tendrils. The streets had earlier in the day been left glittering beneath the sombre glow of the streetlamps after a chilling rain had washed the rest of the snow from them. The city's chimneys and rooftops were still covered in low-lying clouds, creating a moonless night that was ideal for hunting.A woman and two men were flanked by three figures that emerged from the fog. A casual observer may have thought the woman to be the most threatening of the three despite her small stature and the fact that each of her friends towered over her by about a foot. And they would have been correct at that precise moment.Her dove grey cloak's hood revealed dark blue eyes that sparkled with resolve. With each step, her slender hips rolled dangerously close to a swagger. Her head was cocked slightly, conveying both assurance and intent. She could be prepared to play the victim, but anyone gullible enough to fall for her trap would be clearly trespassing at the
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Portia's mouth hung wide, but even if her life had depended on it, she couldn't have coughed out a sound.Julian gave her a derogatory look. "Little, in fact. That little of a mouthful barely seems worth the trouble. She would be thrown back into the Thames if I were you.I hoped we would be able to keep her. The woman licked Portia's cheek with her tongue darting out in a playful gesture. "I've always wanted a kitten, and she's rather charming."Julian's laughter had a vicious edge to it that she had never before noticed. "Why, Valentine, would you want to keep her? So when playing with her is no longer amusing for you, you may drown her with a bucket?"Valentine.Portia thought it was unfair that a vicious creature should have such a lovely name. However, it did rhyme with mean in the end.She rasped, her throat still raw, "Excuse me." "I'm sorry to break up this sweet reunion, but am I to assume—"Julian hissed, "Silence!"The glittering warmth that Portia had always seen in his ey
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Bloodthirsty vampires, vicious warriors, and enraged wives were just a few of the many opponents Julian had to deal with during his life. All were willing to go to great measures to end his pointless existence. But he had no idea how terrified he was as Portia quietly pulled away from him and turned to face him. He caught himself taking a step backward even though she was barely above his chin and wearing heeled slippers.Her smile was warm and her eyes were bright and clear. He was aware, though, that if she had been holding a stake at that very moment, all that would have been left of him would have been a small layer of dust on her slippers. "So you went in search of your soul and found her."He nodded slowly, but it was hardly a question."For more than five years, you kept your loved ones waiting and worried. You were having fun in the bed of the vampire who was in possession of the one item that could have brought you back to humanity throughout all of those restless nights when
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