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The voice of Lady Mayfair only added to the naval captain's desire to see what was happening. For the concept of leaving such a woman at the mercies of a man like Lord Mayfair only chafed his sense of decency. The man was a predator plain and simple, the sort that belonged clapped in irons and rotting in some flea infested prison. John had seen the look upon the man's face a million times on other men. For sometimes the ratings aboard a ship were indeed the sweeping of the gaols of the British Empire. And the same hunger burned in their eyes as it did in Lord Mayfair's. The beast that they were desired nothing more then sating their own desires and hungers, and sometimes were the best of actors.

Only the burden of Etiquette stopped him from altogether abandoning Alayna, for he did not need a woman of noble influence ticked off at him. And neither did he need the attention of Lord Mayfair, the low born bastard son of a whore was already little enough liked by the upper echelons of naval command. Most of them had bought and paid for their positions and only John's impeccable service record saw him climb as high as he did. Adding the displeasure of yet another member of the upper crust of society would only end badly for the low born naval captain. For the navy was all he really had, all that he really cared about in the end. He was a sailor through and through and there was always his fear of becoming a pauper. Dying some ignorable death in some back water tavern like so many sailors denied the sea.

So it was with a heavy heart he let the matter drop from his mind, only the clenching of his fists showed his displeasure at not interfering with the developing situation between the Mayfair couple.

" If I had a gold sovereign for every time I was told to keep my nose out..." John shook his head and silenced himself as he realized the improperness of his behavior and words. " I am sorry Lady Alayna for my outburst,please forgive me."

He took a few moments to calm himself then he smiled, a mere gentlemanly gesture he justified it. " It was a pleasure to accompany you your Ladyship. If there ever is anything else do not hesitate to ask it of me."He spoke with a gentle tone but his fists still clenched in disgust of what he was allowing to happen. Why was his entire life so affected by the antics of the rich, it truly and well bothered him to a severe degree.

First there was this whole soul mate thing he could not get out of his head, what right did these rich high born Mayfairs have to turn his whole world upside down. Now he was forced to stand idly by as Lord Mayfair was no doubt doing any number of horrible things to his wife. Then again it was her words that had sent him into as John saw this lunacy, but that feeling lasted but a moment. She was still a woman and he a gentleman, or so he liked to believe.

Still he was in this lunacy of his because of her, dreaming about some girl. He could think of Alayna as nothing else, true she was no babe in swaddling clothes. But still was fresh faced and youthful despite her cold ways, and that troubled him more then anything. Why should a man of his years be effected so by the charms of this woman. Soul mates. The word echoed in his thoughts with both a desirable tone and something he did not like, as if the thought of being tied to this woman in such a manner had been painful at one time. As if he had met her on some distant plane and had his heart broken as a result.