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Nowhere Lane – Chapter Thirty-Six. Masters of Discretion
Patrick, all protest smothered by Rebecca’s enthusiastic kiss as he was propelled backwards into his room, caught a brief glimpse of the sneer on a guard’s face before Rebecca kicked the door closed behind them. She released him from her embrace with a severe look. “You could put a bit more effort into it.” “You […]
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Nowhere Lane – Chapter Thirty-Three Dark Water Rising
Of the trio locked together at the foot of Nowhere Lane, perhaps Jackson Hallcroft was most equal to their situation. Neither he nor Jaqueline, his son’s new wife, could pass any judgement on their eel-like captive, who they had pinned beneath them, and against whose struggles Jacqueline’s foot, pressed precisely upon his most sensitive […]
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Nowhere Lane – Chapter Thirty-Two. Missing
Inga, who everyone regarded as Radley Court’s housekeeper, discovered Jacqueline in the ‘snug’. She was solicitous. “You want I make some tea for us? You should eat.” Jacqueline Hallcroft inclined her head slightly, murmuring: “Please, Inga,” without breaking her mood. A reminder that the year was still young, a wood fire, hissing and snapping in […]
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