such.” Rayne bit her lip. “What does he think he’s going to accomplish by having a doctor look at me?”
“I don’t know Rayne, but we need to act quickly. Sam’s got money and influence and could make trouble…regardless of his good intentions.”
Rayne wrapped her arms around her middle. “What am I supposed to do? I don’t know anything about this time.”
Victoria squeezed her upper arm. “Don’t worry…we have a plan.”
“Who’s we…” Rayne sighed, “…and what’s the plan?”
“Me and Emma. We’re going to get you home.”
“Is that necessary? Why not just tell him the truth? With you guys backing me up, he’ll have to believe me.”
Victoria’s mouth dropped open. “You’ve changed your mind?”
Rayne shook her head. “No. I guess I just don’t know why we can’t tell him.”
“Look, if he brings a doctor by, the damage could be done before we have a chance to explain, so at the very least, we need to get you out of town for a little while.” Victoria pulled Rayne’s backpack from the wardrobe. “Clayton’s going to help.”
“Seriously?” Rayne flopped onto the bed. “How?”
“Emma’s going to take you to Sophie.”
“Victoria?” Quincy called from the hallway.
She pulled Rayne from the bed and started to unbutton her dress. “Just helping Rayne with her clothing, honey. I’ll see you in a minute.”
Rayne grasped one of the bedposts. “Who’s Sophie again?”
“She’s Emma’s sister. She’ll know how to contact Madame and figure out how to get you back. We’ll make sure Sam doesn’t know where you are.”
Rayne turned her head. “I thought you liked him.”
“I adore him, and he’d make a great husband, but probably not as good if he thinks you’re insane.”
“Victoria!” Rayne admonished.
Victoria handed Rayne a nightgown. “Sorry…bad joke.”
Rayne raised an eyebrow as she unhooked her stays and pulled the corset from her waist. “What time tomorrow?”
“Clayton and Emma will be here at nine.” Victoria smiled. “Don’t worry, Rayne. Sophie will take care of everything.”
Victoria left her and Rayne climbed into bed and fell into a fitful sleep.
CHAPTER EIGHT
Victoria and Hannah woke Rayne the next morning and the girls helped her dress quickly. After packing a small bag for her, they ate breakfast and waited for the Maddens to arrive. However, it was Christopher who strolled into the dining room a few minutes later.
“Knight?” Hannah’s eyes widened. “What are you doing here? Where are Clayton and Emma?”
He leaned down to kiss her quickly. “We’ve had a minor issue.”
Rayne stood slowly, her heart racing. “What happened?”
“Clayton had a man on Sam this morning and he lost him.”
Rayne gasped. “Why would he have someone follow Sam?”
Christopher sighed. “If Sam arrived here with the doctor before us, and if he did in fact manage to deem you insane, there would be no one to stop him from taking you away.”
Rayne covered her mouth with her hand and sat back in her chair. “I’m going to be sick.”
“I’m sorry, Miss Green, but we need to get you to the train station before Sam gets here. Clayton and Emma are waiting for you. You’re on the ten o’clock train.”
“I’ll get your bag.” Victoria stood and left the room.
Hannah grasped Christopher’s hand. “He couldn’t really have her committed, could he?”
Christopher sighed. “Not forever, but he could certainly make a case for her to be evaluated for a few days.”
Rayne groaned. “How? He’s not my family.”
Christopher shook his head. “No, but one word in the right ear would solidify his claim that the two of you are engaged.”
Rayne smacked the table. “But we’re not engaged.”
“Here’s her bag, Chris,” Victoria said from the doorway.
Christopher took it from her. “Miss Green, I’m sorry to rush you, but we need to go.”
Rayne nodded and hugged Victoria and Hannah. She followed
“I don’t know Rayne, but we need to act quickly. Sam’s got money and influence and could make trouble…regardless of his good intentions.”
Rayne wrapped her arms around her middle. “What am I supposed to do? I don’t know anything about this time.”
Victoria squeezed her upper arm. “Don’t worry…we have a plan.”
“Who’s we…” Rayne sighed, “…and what’s the plan?”
“Me and Emma. We’re going to get you home.”
“Is that necessary? Why not just tell him the truth? With you guys backing me up, he’ll have to believe me.”
Victoria’s mouth dropped open. “You’ve changed your mind?”
Rayne shook her head. “No. I guess I just don’t know why we can’t tell him.”
“Look, if he brings a doctor by, the damage could be done before we have a chance to explain, so at the very least, we need to get you out of town for a little while.” Victoria pulled Rayne’s backpack from the wardrobe. “Clayton’s going to help.”
“Seriously?” Rayne flopped onto the bed. “How?”
“Emma’s going to take you to Sophie.”
“Victoria?” Quincy called from the hallway.
She pulled Rayne from the bed and started to unbutton her dress. “Just helping Rayne with her clothing, honey. I’ll see you in a minute.”
Rayne grasped one of the bedposts. “Who’s Sophie again?”
“She’s Emma’s sister. She’ll know how to contact Madame and figure out how to get you back. We’ll make sure Sam doesn’t know where you are.”
Rayne turned her head. “I thought you liked him.”
“I adore him, and he’d make a great husband, but probably not as good if he thinks you’re insane.”
“Victoria!” Rayne admonished.
Victoria handed Rayne a nightgown. “Sorry…bad joke.”
Rayne raised an eyebrow as she unhooked her stays and pulled the corset from her waist. “What time tomorrow?”
“Clayton and Emma will be here at nine.” Victoria smiled. “Don’t worry, Rayne. Sophie will take care of everything.”
Victoria left her and Rayne climbed into bed and fell into a fitful sleep.
CHAPTER EIGHT
Victoria and Hannah woke Rayne the next morning and the girls helped her dress quickly. After packing a small bag for her, they ate breakfast and waited for the Maddens to arrive. However, it was Christopher who strolled into the dining room a few minutes later.
“Knight?” Hannah’s eyes widened. “What are you doing here? Where are Clayton and Emma?”
He leaned down to kiss her quickly. “We’ve had a minor issue.”
Rayne stood slowly, her heart racing. “What happened?”
“Clayton had a man on Sam this morning and he lost him.”
Rayne gasped. “Why would he have someone follow Sam?”
Christopher sighed. “If Sam arrived here with the doctor before us, and if he did in fact manage to deem you insane, there would be no one to stop him from taking you away.”
Rayne covered her mouth with her hand and sat back in her chair. “I’m going to be sick.”
“I’m sorry, Miss Green, but we need to get you to the train station before Sam gets here. Clayton and Emma are waiting for you. You’re on the ten o’clock train.”
“I’ll get your bag.” Victoria stood and left the room.
Hannah grasped Christopher’s hand. “He couldn’t really have her committed, could he?”
Christopher sighed. “Not forever, but he could certainly make a case for her to be evaluated for a few days.”
Rayne groaned. “How? He’s not my family.”
Christopher shook his head. “No, but one word in the right ear would solidify his claim that the two of you are engaged.”
Rayne smacked the table. “But we’re not engaged.”
“Here’s her bag, Chris,” Victoria said from the doorway.
Christopher took it from her. “Miss Green, I’m sorry to rush you, but we need to go.”
Rayne nodded and hugged Victoria and Hannah. She followed
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