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Storm and Silence

by RobThier

Storm and Silence

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Storm and Silence

Romance

"It is your choice," he said, stepping so close to me that our lips were almost touching. "Either do what I say - or get another job." My heart stood still as I gazed up into his deep, dark, dangerous eyes... In a world where women's only role in life is to sit at home and look pretty, Lilly is determined to fight for her freedom. There’s only one problem: a powerful man blocking her way.


His head jerked up and around to look at me, but I didn't see him. Instead I saw a dozen images, whirling in my head, connecting together for the first time:
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    Mr Ambrose shaking Lord Dalgliesh's hand with enough force to whiten his knuckles.
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    Mr Ambrose staring across the ballroom to a table where only two people stood – Miss Hamilton and Lord Dalgliesh.
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    Mr Ambrose cutting a lock of hair from Simmons' head in the dark cellar beneath Empire House.
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    Lord Dalgliesh opening the envelope that contained a single lock of golden hair – hair of exactly the same shade and texture as that on Simmons' head.
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    "But..." I steadied myself against the wall. "But he's one of the peers of England! One of the most wealthy and respected gentlemen of the Empire! He wouldn't be involved in something like this!"
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    "He?" Mr Ambrose asked, his face expressionless.
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    "Don't play dumb with me!"
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    "Mind your language, Mr Linton!"
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    "Fine! Don't play dumb with me, Sir! You know exactly who I am talking about."
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    The only answer to this was silence. That is, outside of my head. Inside, a multitude of voices and pictures were clamouring for attention. Rapidly, I went through everything I had seen that night at the ball, when I had first met Lord Dalgliesh.
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    "You went there to meet with him," I whispered. "That's why you came to the ball! To meet with him and let him know that you knew what he was up to. To warn him off!"
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    "I went to the ball to court Miss Hamilton," he said with a facial expression that was about as passionate as a piece of dried cod. "I went to be with the pearl of my heart, the girl for whom I feel the most ardent love which ever a man has experi-"
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    "Oh, put a sock in it!" I cut him off with a hand gesture. "We both know you have no romantic interests whatsoever!"

"It can't be him." How come my voice suddenly sounded so small? "It simply can't. I mean... He's so wealthy. So powerful. And it's just a piece of paper. It's not important."

He regarded me coolly. Not for the first time, I had the feeling that he was assessing me. And not for the first time, I had no idea what the result was.