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welcome his opinions."
"I've given up having opinions," Leo said. "Hardly anyone agrees with them, and if someone does, it's
proof he has no judgment whatsoever."
But somehow, by some verbal equivalent of a sleight-of-hand trick, Cam managed to get Leo to
accompany them to Ramsay House. Later in the day Cam described it to Amelia in private, the way Leo
had mumbled and sulked for most of the visit while Mr. Dashiell had made notes and sketches. But there
had been moments when Leo had seemed unable to resist commenting on his abhorrence of baroque
trimmings and flourishes, and how the house should be designed with symmetry and proportion.
"Did you mention to Mr. Dashiell that Mr. Frost is currently staying in Hampshire?" Amelia asked.
They walked slowly along a path that led into the wood, the sky blushing with the advent of evening. A
brisk wind sent leaves skipping and whispering over the ground. Cam adjusted his stride to match
Amelia's shorter one. Drawing off one of her gloves, he deposited it in his pocket and kept her bare hand
in his.
"No," he replied, "I didn't mention him. Why would I?"
"Well, Mr. Frost is a very accomplished architect, and as a friend of the family, he has offered to give us
the benefit of his expertise "
"He's not a friend of the family," Cam said shortly. "And we don't need his expertise. There's no way in
hell he's going to have anything to do with Ramsay House."
"He wishes to make amends. He was very kind in offering his services, if we should need "
"When?"
Disconcerted by his tone, the word fast and sharp as a
rifle shot, Amelia blinked. "When what?"
Cam stopped and turned her to face him. his face hard. "When did he offer his bloody services?"
"He came to visit while you were gone." Having never seen a display of temper from him before, Amelia
pushed uneasily at his hands, which were gripping her shoulders a shade too tightly. "All he wanted," she
continued, "was to
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"If you believe that was all he wanted, you're more
naive than I thought."
"I am not naive," she said indignantly. "And there's no reason to be jealous. Nothing improper was said
or done."
His eyes held dangerous heat. "Were you alone in the
room with him?"
Amelia was amazed by his intensity. No man had ever regarded her with such possessive fury. She
wasn't certain whether she was flattered, annoyed, or alarmed. Or perhaps all three. "Yes, we were
alone," she said, "with the door open. All very conventional."
"For gadjos, perhaps. But not for Romas." He lifted her until her weight was balanced precariously on
her toes.
"You are never to be alone with him, or any man, except your brother or Merripen. Unless I give my
permission."
Amelia's mouth fell open. "Permission?"
"Never," he repeated grimly.
Her own temper flared, but she managed to keep her voice even. "You see, this is why I'm not going to
marry you. I will not be dictated to. I will not "
Cam lowered his head and silenced her with his mouth, clenching his hand in her hair as she tried to turn
her face away. She felt him press her lips open, delving inside, and her will to resist was undermined by a
shock of pleasure. Since she had no hope of freeing herself, she tried to remain cold and still beneath the
passionate assault. Feeling her lack of response, he lifted his head and glared at her.
Amelia glared back at him. "It's not your house, and I'm not your "
He kissed her again, taking her head in his hands, concentrating on her mouth until she was pulsing
everywhere. She moaned and went weak against him. Muttering in Romany, he pulled her to the trunk of
the largest beech, its smooth gray bark knobbed and time-scarred. The branches had been weighted by
their own mass until they touched the earth and reached upward again, as if the tree were a lazy giant
resting on ancient elbows.
Untying Amelia's bonnet ribbons, Cam tossed the garment to the ground. His mouth covered hers, his
tongue stabbing inside her in rough, delicious strokes. He pushed her against the trunk where a huge
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