He almost laughed at her dedication to being disagreeable which was perhaps the most impressive thing about her. Certainly her appearance did little to excite him – apart from her colouring which was quite to his taste though he habitually sought out blondes to dissuade himself from it – but otherwise he doubted he would remember her if not for her bad temper.

And the fact that they were stuck here, obviously, he would not likely forget that any time soon try though he might to block it out with copious amounts of brandy for the next night or two. Merlin, what he wouldn’t give for brandy right now. The dual effect of blunting the edges and warming his body was almost enough to make his mouth water.

“I work for the law madam, the last thing I need is to be found with a dead body and no explanation other than ‘she froze to death refusing to let me kiss her’.” He snapped back, eyes flashing as his lips curled into a sardonic sneer. “They wouldn’t believe it for a moment.”

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Indecently attractive set by MJ