![]() ![]() Suddenly, amidst the scattered thoughts of a man other than her intended hsuband, it was time. Fox, the man who had taken her virginity-Fox, who could well be the father of her child. Or was he even now resting at the bottom of the sea? Somehow she pictured him alive and well, his muscular legs balanced on the bridge of The Gray Ghost, a smile lurking at the corners of his lips visible beneath his mask. In those all too swift moments before her marriage vows were to be spoken, Alexa allowed herself to dwell briefly on Fox, and wondered if he was still raising havoc with the British navy. How could she not after listening to Mac expound endlessly on the cause for which he fought? In a sudden burst of insight Alexa felt certain she had more sympathy than Adam for the Colonists and their quest for freedom. ![]() At first Alexa found that difficult to believe in view of his friendship with Mac and Fox, both notorious patriots. One thing Alexa did learn in her time at Foxworth Manor was that for some unexplained reason Adam had firmly established himself with the royalists. ![]() ![]() Alexa had seen little of Adam this past week, what with fittings and all. ![]()
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