His words were like steel. “I’ll destroy anyone who calls you that.” “Well we’re going to need a bigger carriage for all the bodies, because it’s half of Mayfair,” she retorted, turning back to face him, the lantern light from the carriage beyond casting him into shadow. “You idiot man, I don’t care what they call me. I don’t belong to them. They cannot touch me. Not when I am here. Not when I am with you.”
