Chapter Seven
Out Of The Past
Mrs. Smith
I had to offer Dawn up, and especially to a woman. Some might whisper favoritism since it was Janelle, so I also included Mr. Sullivan and Mr. Ronson. Thankfully, Cara stepped forward and reined in her twin sister’s outright lust. I could count on Cara, the more level headed, if not the more passionate. But Mr. Sullivan’s decline of Dawn surprised me; the way he watched her all evening, and how he defended her honor against that lout Malloy told me that maybe we already had a match. And all this about “breaking faith” with another lady made me wonder what he would say if I told him that that same lady was already spread open before him. Of course, I could only guess at what lady he meant, but in this case I was confident my “guess” was close to a
