“I have you to thank for that.”
There was an uncomfortable pause, as though there was more to this party than she was prepared to confess. Marc knew better than to ask, so he deflected.
“Are you fine with me helping you—”
“Of course, you’ve been doing it for almost eight weeks now.”
Marc offered to help her early on, as a way to stretch out their time together. Once he managed to get her out of her clothes instead of in. The next day Susanna returned and slapped him. His distraction nearly left her stranded away from the club after sunrise.
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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