A Discarded Pearl by Dawn Brower

Author:Dawn Brower
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Published: 2016-03-14T23:00:00+00:00

Chapter Ten

Damian scanned the room, looking for the only person he wanted to socialize with. When he didn’t see her pretty blonde head he decided to head toward the card room. He would find entertainment elsewhere while he waited for Pearla to arrive. He had it on good authority she planned on attending the Silverton ball. Arturo had someone installed in her household to garner the information he needed to court her properly.

Pearla was being difficult.

She had managed to evade him for a whole fortnight. When she’d claimed to want him to leave her be, she’d not been lying. He hadn’t believed for a moment that was what she truly wanted or needed. The way she reacted to their kiss suggested she desired him as much as he did her.

She was afraid. If he was patient enough, he would get her to agree to be his wife in truth. He still thought of her as his. At first, he balked at the idea of taking a wife, but now that he’d gotten over his initial reservations he saw that only Pearla would do for him. She was his equal in every way. He couldn’t wait for her to see it as clearly as he did.

“Didn’t expect to run into you here,” a voice said from behind him.

“Hello, Noah.” Damian smiled. “I didn’t think I’d see you not permanently attached to my sister’s side.”

Noah laughed and clapped his hand against Damian’s shoulder. “As much as I’d enjoy that, she’d kill me if I tried. She demands her space. Gemma and Lily currently have her full attention. I expect Liam and Rand to join me in here shortly. Once the ladies get talking, they tend to ignore us.”

The other two men could provide a decent distraction for him while he awaited Pearla’s arrival. She was the only reason he’d ventured to the ball at all. They were not his usual scene. Thanks to his sister’s social status, he got invited to all the big social events of the season, but most of the time he declined them. There were too many mamas seeking to marry their daughters to him. As far as he was concerned, he was officially off the market—if he’d ever been on it at all. It was Pearla or none.

“Then we have enough for our own game.” Damian grinned. “Why don’t we make it interesting.”

“I’m all for something interesting?” Liam asked.

Rand followed in close behind him and said, “Please, nothing too exciting. The last time you kept things from me we had to rescue our wives from a mad man. I’d like something a little less stimulating.”

There was a story there. Damian would ask about it later. If he were to guess, it probably had something to do with Paolo. Why would he have kidnapped all three women? There were some things Arturo hadn’t told him.

Liam rolled his eyes. “We didn’t intend for them to be taken. How many times do we have to apologize for that mess?”

“For the rest of your miserable life,” Rand quipped.

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