“Are you here for her?”

The woman’s question was directed at Marcus, but he seemed lost in Millie’s appearance, his lips pressed tightly together.

“Yes. You saved her life, and I’m in your debt. If you’ll allow me, I’d like to offer a generous reward.”

Marcus’ words were for the lady of the house, but his eyes never left Millie.

His gaze on Millie was unyielding, as if fearing that a mere blink might lead to another perilous situation for her. The initial realization that she was missing had left him with an emptiness, a sensation as if a vital part of himself had been torn away, and that void still lingered within him.

“You needn’t concern yourself with that,” the woman replied, dismissing the offer with a gentle wave of her hand. “Saving her was never about money; it was about compassion and doing what’s right.”

line, his face

of the couple, Millie might have perished in the

a bad woman,

drive Millie to that desolate

situation simply didn’t add

altered; she now wore the hostess’s clothing, ill-fitting and unsophisticated in appearance. Combined with her pallor, she resembled a once-vibrant

was far

may stay awhile longer and depart when she’s recovered,” the hostess said, kindly offering two chairs to Marcus

not to

lips moved as she caught his expression. There was

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