
Alexandra-? His face paled as he recalled the vaguely familiar, slender figure who'd shot at him tonight. Jordan didn't ask what he meant he already knew it was Alexandra. Important Reasons for Having Mirrors in Elevators "Your cousin has a great deal to gain from your death. "The two most common motives for murder are revenge and personal gain," Fawkes said carefully. After tonight's episode, however, Jordan could no longer hold on to that hope. After all, the first attempt had been made the night Jordan met Alexandra-only two days after he wounded Grangerfield in a duel. Moreover, as I told you, I'm not completely convinced my cousin is behind this." Until today, when he learned old Grangerfield was dead, Jordan had hoped he was the one. The horseman was much smaller than my cousin. Jordan wearily kneaded the knotted muscles at his nape. "You said he wasn't at White's or the Lindworthy ball tonight."


"Is it possible the person who shot at you tonight could have been your cousin?" Edward Fawkes asked. With my own people, that will give us a total of twelve outriders." Arrange for four of your men to ride guard around my coach tomorrow. "Once we're all at Hawthorne, I'll think of some plan to draw whoever is doing this out of hiding. "Your primary job is to protect my wife," the duke said curtly.
