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“You can’t marry her,” Araminta insisted.
Benedict turned to his mother. “Is there any reason I need to consult Lady Penwood about this?”
“None that I can think of,” Lady Bridgerton replied.
“She is nothing but a whore,” Araminta hissed. “Her mother was a whore, and blood runs— urp!”
Benedict had her by the throat before anyone was even aware that he had moved. “Don’t,” he warned, “make me hit you.”
The magistrate tapped Benedict on the shoulder. “You really ought to let her go.”
“Might I muzzle her?”
The magistrate looked torn, but eventually he shook his head.”
― An Offer From a Gentleman
Benedict turned to his mother. “Is there any reason I need to consult Lady Penwood about this?”
“None that I can think of,” Lady Bridgerton replied.
“She is nothing but a whore,” Araminta hissed. “Her mother was a whore, and blood runs— urp!”
Benedict had her by the throat before anyone was even aware that he had moved. “Don’t,” he warned, “make me hit you.”
The magistrate tapped Benedict on the shoulder. “You really ought to let her go.”
“Might I muzzle her?”
The magistrate looked torn, but eventually he shook his head.”
― An Offer From a Gentleman
“You humans...you feel. You feel so deeply that it consumes you.”
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“I had to remember that not everyone over-thought everything the way I did. Wouldn’t it be amazing to live like that? To not carry that burden around with you. To not feel constantly overwhelmed and overstimulated and second-guess every little thing.”
― Yours Truly
― Yours Truly
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