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　　Seeing Royce Melborn standing in the dark at the foot of her bed, Lady Lillian`s eyes went wide, but she did not scream. Had she, Royce would have slit her throat in an instant, not so much out of necessity but reflex. He was there to kill her anyway, but the woman`s self-restraint, bought the lady an extra pair of seconds. She made the most of them.