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Gideon folded his arms. “Alastair’s men almost killed Gwyneth and me in Hyde Park the other day, all because of your treachery! So you can hardly expect me to swallow this sudden concern for her welfare!”
“You have no notion—” Paul interrupted himself. He was running out of time. “Never mind. Listen.” He thought of what Lucy had said and tried to put all his sense of urgency into his voice. “A simple question, a simple answer: do you love Gwyneth?”
Gideon never took his eyes off him. But something flickered in his gaze, Paul clearly saw that. Was it uncertainty? Wonderful—the boy could use a sword, but he seemed to be something of a beginner in emotional matters.
“Gideon, I have to know the answer!” His voice was sharp.
Some of the anger left the boy’s face. “Yes” was all he said.
Paul felt his own fury evaporate. Lucy had known it. How could he ever have doubted her? “Then read those papers,” he said quickly. “That’s the only way you can understand the part that Gwyneth is really playing and how much there is at stake for her.”
Gideon stared at him. “What do you mean?”
Paul leaned forward. “Gwyneth is going to die if you don’t prevent it. You’re the only one who can. And the only one she trusts, it seems.”
He tightened his grip on Gideon’s arm as he felt the dizzy sensation threaten to overwhelm him. What he wouldn’t have given for one or two minutes’ delay!
“Promise me, Gideon!” he said desperately.
But he couldn’t hear Gideon’s answer. Everything around him blurred. He was torn off his feet and flung through time and space.
n stared at him. “What do you mean?”
Paul leaned forward. “Gwyneth is going to die if you don’t prevent it. You’re the only one who can. And the only one she trusts, it seems.”
He tightened his grip on Gideon’s arm as he felt the dizzy sensation threaten to overwhelm him. What he wouldn’t have given for one or two minutes’ delay!
“Promise me, Gideon!” he said desperately.
But he couldn’t hear Gideon’s answer. Everything around him blurred. He was torn off his feet and flung through time and space.
