rake? He stalked over to the bed and dragged back the covers. ‘Get in—you are shaking like a leaf.’
‘Get in?’ She swung round the bedpost away from him, clutching it to stop herself falling as her legs threatened to give way. The shawl slid from her shoulders. ‘You libertine! I’d rather get into bed with a pig. I got here the same way as any innocent country girl does, I’m sure. I had to change stagecoaches to pick up the one to Plymouth and when I did I was gulled and then I was overpowered. I’ve never been in a city before. I had no idea places like this existed—not ones where they would capture and rape women. You make it sound as though it was all my fault. If it wasn’t for men like you—’
Patrick moved toward her, purpose in every stride. ‘Get away from me!’ she panted. ‘Never mind how I got here—what are you doing here? I thought you a gentleman.’ She caught herself on a bitter laugh as she heard her own words. ‘Oh, silly me—they are all gentlemen out there, aren’t they? I thought you were my friend, that we shared something…’
‘You really believe I came here to buy and despoil a virgin? I don’t need to buy women, believe me.’ He was standing toe to toe with her now, the anger coming off him in waves. ‘Yes, I thought there was something between us, too. I don’t know what it was—what it is. I know it was desire—I don’t know if it was more. I would have come back to see you, I think.’ He shook his head as though arguing with himself. ‘I don’t know,’ he repeated. ‘All I know is that now you don’t trust me.’
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