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Оглавление“Listen, you. I’m bigger, more determined and meaner than you are!
“And there is no way that I am going to let you spend another night in this place. For better or worse, you’re stuck with my involvement in your life.”
Youngblood’s statement sounded like a demented wedding vow.
“But you can’t make me—” Jayne began.
“Sure I can. I’ll just pick you up and take you where you should be.”
“There are laws—”
“A respectable lady wanting to run a fancy girls’ school can’t afford to draw the wrong kind of attention to herself. It would be the kiss of death for your name to be linked with any unsavory gossip. I guarantee going to the sheriff in a misguided attempt to make me behave myself would unleash a flurry of wild rumors.” .
“That’s coercion!”
“Highly effective coercion. Pack and be ready to go when I return.”
Jayne just stared at his broad, retreating back in disbelief.
