"Sharon Green - Rebel 02 - Rebel Cause" - читать интересную книгу автора (Green Sharon)

"My getting out of your way won't do you any good," he responded, an oddness of
some sort in his voice. "I started for the stables with the idea of riding for a while,
but it began to rain again even before I was half way there. The rain is coming
down even harder now, so your walk and my ride will have to be postponed for
another time. Which may be for the best after allтАж"

"Then I might as well go back to my apartment," Adair said, cursing even harder in
the privacy of her thoughts. She hadn't let the fact that the day was on the gray side
keep her from beginning her escape, and the idea of getting wet wasn't much of a
deterrent either. But what she did need now was another way out of the palace, one
that didn't have Mayne standing in front of it. She'd already turned and started back
the way she'd come, but a moment later there was a big hand wrapped around her
arm.

"Instead of going back to your apartment, let's go to my father's apartment instead,"
the miserable man said, his tone showing that the words hadn't been a suggestion.
"There's something I need to say to my father, and since you're involved it's only
fair if you're there when I say my piece. If he isn't awake yet, we'll sit and chat
while waiting for him to get ready to start the day. There are a lot of things I want
to ask you."

"I have no interest in going to your father's apartment and I certainly have no
interest in talking to someone like you," Adair growled, hating the way that hand
wrapped entirely around her arm. "Let go of me, and I mean right now."

"Sorry, love, but I can't oblige you right now," the monster answered as he simply
moved up the hall dragging her along behind him. "I'll apologize for the rudeness
later, but you really are entitled to hear what I have to say to my father. Doing
things behind people's backs has never sat well with me."

Adair had no idea what he meant by that, and if she'd been given the choice she
would have walked away without ever finding out what he meant. But she wasn't
given the choice, so eventually she found herself back upstairs and heading for the
king's part of the palace. The hand on her arm refused to let her drag her feet, so
just a few minutes later Adair found herself in the king's private sitting room.

"His Majesty is just finishing up his breakfast, Your Highness," a servant told
Mayne with a bow after coming back from checking. "He asks that you take tea if
you like, and he'll be with you as quickly as possible."

"Thank you," Mayne answered the servant with a nod, then he turned to Adair.
"Would you like a cup of tea, love? If so, I'll join you."


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