A manโs got to keep up appearances. Iโll be universally detested if everyone realizes how perfect you are.
Julia QuinnAnthony looked down at his evil clutches -- hands, he reminded himself, hands -- and grinned anew.
Julia QuinnI had to do something," she said. "I couldn't just sit and wait for life to happen to me any longer.
Julia QuinnGareth turned to Gregory. โYour sister will be safe with me,โ he said. โI give you my vow.โ โOh, I have no worries on that score,โ Gregory said with a bland smile. โThe real question isโwill you be safe with her?โ It was a good thing, Gareth later reflected, that Hyacinth had already quit the room to fetch her coat and her maid. She probably would have killed her brother on the spot.
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