A Place Called Freedom by Ken Follett
By Ken Follett
Sentenced to a lifetime of distress within the Scottish coal mines, twenty-one-year-old Mack McAsh hungers for get away. His in simple terms best friend: attractive high-born Lizzie Hallim, who's trapped in her personal type of hell.
In 1766, from the teeming streets of London to the infernal carry of a slave send headed for the yank colonies to a sprawling Virginia plantation, stressed children, separated by way of politics and place, are sure by way of their look for a spot referred to as freedom....
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Terrie turned back to her at the incredulous question. html “Because you were with Lucian,” she said softly, seeing the moment that Terrie realized exactly what she meant. Terrie blinked in surprise. ” Tally grimaced lightly at her own admission. “Terribly, I’m afraid,” she said. “But the problem is, Terrie, I know that once I’ve been with him and Devril, I won’t want to let either of them go. I’m a greedy person, I’ve told you this before. They can hurt me,” she said simply. “Oh. ” Terrie was staring at her in amazement.
Terrie watched her closely for long minutes as the silence deepened around them. “I love how you lie to yourself, Tally,” she finally said gently, rising from the bed as Tally watched her in surprise. “I never lie to myself,” she snapped in defense. Terrie shook her head slowly. ” She sighed. “So I can tell you, you are lying to yourself. html might suffer. Lucian threatens that. ” She grimaced mockingly. “Lucian won by default because you’re not brave enough to see which of you is the strongest.
She questioned him softly. ” He shook his head slowly. “Our rules, Tally. Never just mine or Dev’s. All of us. We’re alone now. No business, no witnesses. No more games. ” He kept his voice soft, gentle. Tally was an expert with the comebacks. She could hold her own in any confrontation. He didn’t want their relationship to be a confrontation. He wanted her sweet and wild in his arms, his name a cry on her lips. She blinked before licking her lips in the first sign of nervousness he believed he had ever seen out of her as she considered his words.