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was a good sign when he merely ground his teeth a little harder than they had already been grinding and jerked her along, ushering her through the kitchens to another door. It turned out to lead to an office. His, she supposed as he pushed her inside and slammed the door.
    She glanced briefly over the small, neat room with its sparse furnishings of a standing cupboard and a desk with one chair behind it and one in front, then turned to eye the man standing statue-still before the door. “I—”
    “Do not say it!” he interrupted harshly, beginning to pace.
    “But you do not even know what I was going to say!” Prudence protested.
    “I do not care. Do not say anything. Anything at all,” he snapped.
    “Oh, now surely—” Her words ended on a startled gasp when he suddenly whirled and strode forward with an expression that did not bode well.
    Alarm coursing through her, Prudence lurched back, only to come up against the chair before his desk. She opened her mouth desperately, ready to babble that she was sorry and would remain silent, only to have his mouth close down over hers as he paused before her. Eyes wide open, she stood completely still as his mouth moved over hers, her heart seemingly dead from shock in her chest. Then she felt the first smoky tendrils of passion stir to life within her and she softened under the kiss, only to be left gasping when he suddenly tore his lips away.
    She started to lift one hand to her lips, but he had grabbed her by the upper arms and still held her.
    “You kissed me,” she said in a gasp. His mouth twitched at her startled announcement, then twisted when she added, “Why?”
    “To silence you,” he answered abruptly.
    “Oh.” She heard the disappointment in her voice and nearly winced at the softening it caused on Stockton’s face, positive he would now feel pity for her. Prudence wasn’t left to worry over the possibility long. Despite his claim that he had kissed her to silence her, and the fact that she had finallyfallen silent, he suddenly covered her lips again, his mouth moving warm and firm over hers. Pru tried to resist the feelings the kiss stirred in her. Well, all right, perhaps she didn’t try very hard. It wasn’t more than a moment before she gave in on a soft sigh and let her hands slide up around his neck as she kissed him back.
    He had opened his mouth over hers, prodding gently at her lips with his tongue to urge them apart, turning the kiss into a terribly interesting experience for Prudence, when a knock at the door interrupted them. Breaking away, Lord Stockton moved a couple of steps away and turned to call out for the person to enter.
    Pru sucked her lower lip into her mouth, tasting him on it as she watched the door open to reveal Plunkett.
    “I put an end to the fighting, my lord, and—” The large man’s words died as his gaze slid to Prudence. Seeing the shock on his face, Pru grimaced, knowing that the large man no doubt now recognized her and understood why she had seemed so familiar. But then Stephen frowned and followed the man’s gaze, his expression changing to one of consternation. When he quickly stepped in front of her, sheltering her from view, she had the most horrendous idea that—
    Glancing down, she cried out in horror. Her father’s breeches were lying in a pool around her feet. She had given up her hold on them to put her arms around his neck, and apparently the kiss had been sufficiently distracting that she hadn’t noticed when they glided down her legs. Only her father’s overly large shirt was left to cover her where the cape was open, and that reached only partway down her thighs.
    Her face burning with embarrassment, Prudence bent quickly to pull the trousers back up, not even hearing Stephen’s babbling excuse. She pushed past both men and fled as fast as her feet would carry her.
    Stephen took a step forward, intending to chase after Prudence, then caught himself with a sigh. The poor girl had been