By Brenda Hiatt
For the prior 3 years, Dina Moore has lived as a digital prisoner of her bullying brother, Silas. notwithstanding they percentage custody in their property, their mom and dad' will decreed that if Dina reaches the age of twenty–one single then her half the inheritance will revert to her brother. considering Silas has already gambled away his 1/2 the fortune, he's decided that Dina shall by no means marry! Dina, under no circumstances a passive sufferer, learns of her brother's plans and runs away with a imprecise plan of marrying a sort stranger. as an alternative, she prevents the wedding among a fortune hunter and a na?ve heiress. while the heiress' thankful brother, provide Turpin, discovers that his sister was once stored by way of Dina, he deals her his gratitude. Dina, evidently, tells him that she would favor his hand in marriage. by no means one to show his again on someone or something that wishes support, provide reluctantly concurs ?ittle did they anticipate that this marriage of comfort could flip so quick right into a marriage of ardour ...
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No need to get them muddier than necessary. " Without waiting for her reply, he reached in and seized her as he had Violet, easily lifting her over the mud and depositing her on her feet next to his sister. Dina felt a thrill laced with alarm at the man's sheer strength. Retrieving a few necessities for each of them, he informed the driver that he would send someone from the inn to help with the coach, then turned to the women. " The wet grass was slippery, and several times both Dina and Violet had to clutch at Mr.
Diggory swallowed visibly. "She… she was quite insistent on going ahead with the elopement. " He sent Silas a shaky smile, seeking approval. Silas did not give it to him. "So… what? " Clearly there was more to the story. " At his tone, Diggory blanched again. "If you must know, she… she hit me. Hard. " "Yes, Dina can throw an impressive punch for her size," Silas said with a degree of pride. "Our uncle taught her a bit of boxing when we were young. " "I… I don't know," Diggory confessed. "While I was, er, incapacitated, she spoke with the postboy and drove off.
Our uncle taught her a bit of boxing when we were young. " "I… I don't know," Diggory confessed. "While I was, er, incapacitated, she spoke with the postboy and drove off. I assumed she had him take her home. " "Incapacitated? " Diggory nodded shamefacedly. "I, er, wasn't expecting—" "Never mind. " Not that it mattered for purposes of Silas securing the money he needed, but she was his sister. He supposed he had an obligation to discover what had happened to her. "You don't suppose the driver kidnapped her?