“You are a most vexing young woman, you know.”

— David D. Levine

But his face bore a slight, whimsical smile.
“I know,” she replied, feeling her own mouth curve into a matching expression.
He blew out a breath. “As your brother, I could forbid you to go. But you and I both know that, even if I did so, you would do whatever you wish regardless. I suppose I have no choice but to accede to your request.”
Source: Arabella and the Battle of Venus (2017), Chapter 2, “No Time to Lose” (p. 28)

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