“For the sake of my bloodlines and dowry, you mean?” Just as there would be gentlemen who would overlook Laura’s birth when the time came, all for the sake of her powerful father and the money that he was going to dower her with.” I don’t believe there is and I don’t want a man who would overlook something for anything but love.” And none of them would get close enough to her heart to arouse such emotion. She did not have the courage to risk it, one more wound would kill her.
Coward, a small voice jeered. Once she had been prepared to do anything for love. Not now. Now the only battle she was prepared to fight and be hurt in was the one for Laura’s welfare.
Polly suddenly slapped her own forehand with the palm of her hand.” I shall disremember my own name one of these days. You had some
