“If you didn’t know it was me that first night, there had to be something you…” I smiled. He might be cleverer than I’d originally given him credit for, but after nearly a decade of watching him for any way to ruin him, I was well-versed in reading him. “You needed a distraction,” I said, paying close attention to his reaction. “That’s why you kept seeing me.” “When don’t I enjoy a good diversion?” “Don’t you have enough lovers to occupy you on any given night?” “I’d been taken with you all week. You’re quite enchanting when you’re Lady F.” And yet, the rake of rakes hadn’t actually attempted
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