Even if that were true," I said, struggling to keep my own voice level, "why the bloody hell would I marry you? Let alone why you would want to marry me, which I don't believe for an instant." "Believe it," he advised me briefly. "I will do it because it is the last service I can render Jamie Fraser. I can protect you; as my wife, no one can touch you. And you will do it because …" He cast a bleak glance behind me, raising his chin, and I looked around to see all four of Fergus's children huddled in the doorway, the girls and Henri-Christian watching me with huge, round eyes. Germain was looking straight at Lord John, fear and defiance plain on his long, handsome face. "Them, too?" I asked, taking a deep breath and turning to meet his gaze. "You can protect them, too?" "Yes.
( Diana Gabaldon )
[ The Fiery Cross, A Breath of ]
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