A Brush with Scandal: A spicy and utterly gripping Victorian historical romance by Allison Grey

Author:Allison Grey [Grey, Allison]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Storm Publishing
Published: 2024-10-09T00:00:00+00:00

FIFTEEN

John held her, as he had that night in the conservatory, wishing with everything in him that he could gather her up right now and take her from this place, wishing he had told her, in no uncertain terms, that he would not allow her to place herself in this position. He had learned, though, that trying to tell Miss Violet Latimer what to do was as futile as trying to tell the sun not to rise in the morning, or the tides to cease their ebb and flow. She was clutching on to him, her long nails digging into his back, her face buried in his chest, her tears wetting his shirt, and he raised a hand to cup the back of her head, gently stroking her golden hair. He didn’t know what had been in Lady Bradford’s letter, but it had clearly affected her, and he held her as all that pent-up sadness and grief and anger poured out, wishing that he could take it from her and set her free from this place. But, since that was not yet possible, he was content to hold her, knowing they were safe, just for this brief moment, from Archie and his threat to any who dared to even look at her.

As before, she was quiet until all the emotion had finally drained from her, leaving her once more the Violet Latimer who did not care to wallow in grief, and she raised her tear-stained face to his, her eyes wide.

“I thought you were goin’ with Archie?”

He shook his head, knowing he should set her back from him, but unable to find the will to do so.

“He and Tommy have gone to gather the lads. Wants to put on a display of force, so to speak, for when Brill arrives.”

“And what about you?”

The corner of his mouth lifted in a grim smile.

“I’m to get you suitably attired. He wants you by his side, his pretty little moll, as he so eloquently put it, and so I’m to take you upstairs to borrow something to wear.”

Violet made a face as she wiped at her eyes. “And what then?”

John shrugged as he finally stepped away from her, feeling poignantly the loss of her warm, soft curves pressed into his body. “We follow the plan with Mr. Brill. Come on – at least you can get out of this room for a bit,” he said with a smile. She didn’t return the expression but did let out a sigh of relief as he pulled the door open and gestured for her to go ahead.

The club was not yet open, and so it would be quiet upstairs until Tommy and Archie returned with the men for what they assumed would be a showdown, perhaps with a brawl to follow. They would be whipping up the boys in anticipation. Wouldn’t they be surprised when Edward Brill came to them with an offer to give them everything they had ever wanted instead?

When they entered the gambling

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