A Bride Unveiled by Jillian Hunter

Author:Jillian Hunter
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Penguin Group, Inc.
Published: 2011-10-04T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter 13

Godfrey failed to break through Kit’s guard to score a single hit to the breast. Kit controlled not only his foil but the tempo of their sparring. He thwarted Godfrey at every angle of attack and kept his body in perfect alignment. Shoulder, hip, heel. He could end the match with a flick of his wrist.

In truth, he could have fallen asleep and countered Godfrey’s predictable attacks. This was not sword fighting. It was the art of fencing with air.

But deciding whether to humble a pupil was a complex issue. He knew why Godfrey needed to win and whose favor he hoped to gain. Godfrey meant to impress a lady named Violet.

The trouble was that Kit shared the same male impulse, and, damn it to hell, his swordplay had spawned Violet’s interest in Kit before either of them knew Sir Godfrey Maitland existed. Dark temptation threatened Kit’s thoughts. A tidy bit of footwork and he could force Godfrey to perform an impromptu sword dance straight into the Serpentine.

Never mind that with one thrust of an actual small-sword, he could topple Godfrey into an early grave. No one would be entertained by such an easy act of aggression, however, least of all Kit. Murdering a paying student was anything but an honorable goal.

It would not only be illegal. It would also be immoral and offensive to the woman whom Godfrey intended to marry. Although Kit had not looked at her again since the match began, he could feel her presence as keenly he had when she’d watched him from her window.

But now, instead of fighting invisible enemies to prove his prowess, he was fighting against a rival who was all too real—one Violet had chosen to wed, which meant that there had to be some good in the man, even if Kit couldn’t see it.

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