A Lady's Agreement (Unexpected Heirs of Scotland Book 2) by Terri Brisbin

Author:Terri Brisbin [Brisbin, Terri]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Fiction, Romance, Historical
Publisher: Dragonblade Publishing, Inc.
Published: 2023-05-09T18:30:00+00:00

Chapter Twelve

Iain had girded his loins with, hopefully, an adequate amount of spirits before approaching the entrance of the Assembly Rooms on Princes Street. He could handle only a finite number of these society soirees and not lose every layer of gentlemanly control he’d learned.

Tonight’s event was the one he suspected would break him and send him screaming like a ban sith down the center of the New Town. Though he’d entered the sumptuous building, the hundreds of candles burning in many chandeliers over his head, the crush of the crowd, the heat and smells of the undulating throng of attendees threatened to force him back out onto the street. And that was even before anyone approached or spoke to him.

And it hadn’t been the fawning of the mamas with their trailing eligible daughters or wards that made him want to beat a hasty retreat—those were to be expected. It wasn’t even the watered-down punch in place of a quality whisky or port or brandy or. . . a decent anything. Nay, neither of those did it. The situation that had done it was an invitation he received from one of the little lordlings, as he called the sons of nobles who had nothing to do, no meaning in their lives while having enough funds to keep them idle and worthless.

One of them asked him to join in a secret society open only to nobles and other select gentlemen, a polite way of referring to those who were unspeakably wealthy as he was. In their cups from a prior engagement, they were easily manipulated into spilling the information about what made this society so secret. Apparently, the men gathered to drink, watched as naked women exposed their assets, all while the men all wanked their own members. And drank from glasses molded into the shape of their cocks!

He spewed the mouthful of punch he’d just taken in at the description that each little lordling tried to expand for his benefit. These pompous little twits thought he would be interested in showing his prick to others in the name of being included in some exclusive club. He’d rather concentrate on fucking real women and ignore the antics of small and stupid men.

“You look like you could use this,” Nairn said as he walked up to Iain. He held out a flask and filled a clean glass with amber liquid.

“Bloody hell, Nairn. I owe you for this.” Iain swallowed the whisky. When it hit his gut, he sighed. “I do not ken why the leaders of society and Edinburgh allow only swill to be served when there is such an abundance of spirits available.”

“As a bachelor you might not understand the true power of women to make our lives miserable at times,” Nairn said, filling his glass again. Lady Clare Logan came to mind immediately and Iain drank to avoid saying anything. “Ah, I see you do understand that particular fact.”

He could have been friends with a man like Nairn if he accepted friends among his business associates.

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