Chapter 0620
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The tavern was stifling now. Margaret felt the air weigh down on her as the group of men continued to stare, their gazes thick with both interest and malice.

James shifted, his expression darkening. “My lady, they’re staring again.”

Margaret’s lips thinned, her eyes sweeping over the men. She didn’t look away even when one of them caught her gaze.

The wiry man with the crooked nose was the first to speak. “Looks like we’ve got ourselves some nobles slumming it tonight,” he said loudly, his voice dripping with mockery.

Margaret arched an eyebrow, calm and unshaken. “Is that supposed to impress anyone?”

The man blinked, momentarily thrown off by her cold composure. His companion wasn’t as hesitant. “You lose your way, pretty lady?” he jeered. “Or you come here lookin’ for somethin’ else?”

Margaret didn’t answer immediately, her gaze pinning the man like a bug under glass. But James stepped in, his voice low and dangerous. “Watch your tongue, cur, unless you’d like to swallow i
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