For the next ten minutes, Henry listened as Caro told him a tale that made him feel angry and excited in turns. He was furious at the thought of that cutpurse laying hands on her.
But he also saw the opportunity. Because thanks to his father, he had information, and he had connections. He could help her with this, he knew he could.
For the past four years, there was nothing he had craved more than Caroline Astley’s forgiveness. And here it was, his chance to perform a great act of contrition. If he did this for her, if he helped her recover her sister’s amulet, then surely, surely she would forgive him.
And more than that, he wanted to show her he wasn’t the cad she thought him to be. This was his chance, his only chance, most probably, to show her what kind of man he really was.
If he
