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Оглавление‘No helpless female would dare to board my ship alone, and with nothing on her person for protection.
‘You deserve a commendation for sheer guts, Rowena. I salute your courage and your boldness. You are undeniably brave—as well as beautiful. But your father is in debt to me up to his ears. Would you compound that debt by adding to it?’
‘There is something I could give in payment.’
‘Could you, indeed? You mean that you and I could have—a very delightful arrangement?’
His voice was like silk, and his eyes had become a warm and very appreciative blue, and Rowena knew immediately what price he was asking her to pay. She felt fury rise up inside her—not just with him, but with herself and at the excitement which stirred at the very idea…
