![]() ![]() Thea had only been my friend for a brief time years ago, and I do not know why she turned us against one another. ![]() Our years of quarreling had solidified the woman as my enemy, and traveling alone together was a prospect that both terrified and intrigued me. Benedict When I found Thea working in the belly of a grand house and did my best to convince her to return home with me where my mother awaited her, I did not expect her to agree. The problem? The invitation comes from Benedict, the ultimate tormentor of my youth and brief object of my infatuation-the latter of which he can never find out. ![]() The work turned out to be harder than I expected, however, and the prospect of returning to a life of comfort and a significant reduction of welts on my hands and shadows beneath my eyes just might be a temptation I’m too weary to refuse. Thea I would do nearly anything to avoid the lecherous advances of an eager earl, including running away from my finishing school and finding employment under a false name. ![]()
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