CHAPTER THIRTY-THREE
Lightning lit up Maiden Lane, fluorescing the minutest details of the centuries-old thoroughfare. The broad red awnings of Rules appeared incandescent. Raindrops shimmered, frozen in the air for a single moment of blinding energy.
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Rachel stepped from the cab and across the water-filled gutter to the protection beneath the restaurant’s canopy. She slipped on the slick sidewalk, unnerved by the unexpected stumble and even more so when strong hands caught her and quickly turned her about. Aubrey pulled her in hard to the startling firmness and heat of his body.
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The four-in-hand edged off the cobbles of Maiden Lane, its door opening beneath the restaurant’s canopy. Polidori exited first and held out his arm. Mary placed her hand
