“Low-er…”
When that failed to elicit a reaction, the Contessa shattered her mask and giggled. When further laughter was heard from the bar, Marc knew that he missed something… or is it at my expense?
“It appears you’re not yet an expert in all forms of conquest…” Susanna said.
“It appears so…”
Marc raised his sword in a salute, as did the Contessa. It was clear that he could not land a verbal blow on his beautiful foe… I guess the man was right about being challenged…
Disclaimer: This excerpt from Man of War is currently in development. There may be typos, errors, omissions, inconsistencies and so forth.
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