Hobbs’s jaw set, and his breath became labored. “You would leave Priscilla for another woman? My Priscilla? After a formal betrothal? After you—you ruined her?” Despite the gravity of the situation, Colin felt an absurd urge to laugh. “Ruined her?” he said, incredulous. “That’s a joke.” Hobbs’s gray eyes darkened in anger. “Not everyone shares our good king’s lack of morals, young man. Priscilla was raised properly, and—” “Do you honestly believe she was a virgin when I took her to my bed?” The outraged father role did not fit Hobbs well; Colin could see the truth in the man’s eyes, and he’d
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