title: The Captive
author: Theresa Wise
description: Theresas writing journey began years ago as a busy young mother with two children. The Captive then sat silent, abandoned in a dark closet for twenty-five years. Retirement has granted Theresa the opportunity to pull The Captive from obscurity, brush it off, and restore it to life.
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  Teresa J Reasor
  
  CAPTIVE HEARTS
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  CHAPTER ONE
  
  London, England
  
  “I do not know why you feel you must accompany me.” Edward’s peevish whine
  sounded as annoying as a rusty gate.
  
  Katherine braced her hand on the leather seat as the coach turned a steep
  curve. “You are arranging my marriage, Uncle. Do you not think I should take
  an interest in the man to whom you are going to promise me?” “Lord Willingham
  has assured me his nephew is an honorable man, Katherine.”
  
  “A man of honor imprisoned for smuggling. Forgive me if I have some
  reservations.” Edward drew a deep breath, his long beaked nose contracting.
  “It was a misunderstanding between him and Lord Rudman. His release has been
  arranged for tomorrow.”
  
  “If he agrees.”
  
  “Living for two months in such conditions is enough to test any man’s mettle.
  He will agree.” She pushed aside the leather shade covering the coach window
  and looked out at the rain-washed London streets. She took care to control her
  expression an