A Marriage Deal with the Outlaw by Harper St. George

Author:Harper St. George
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin Historical
Published: 2017-09-05T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eleven

Caroline spent the next morning in a daze. Part of it was that she couldn’t stop reliving the night with Castillo. She’d never imagined that such pleasure could be had with a man. Between all the whispers and giggles of the women of her acquaintance, she’d assumed that it could be pleasant, but Castillo’s touch had been so much more than that. And the connection between them went far deeper than pleasure. He touched her and it felt like she was rediscovering a part of herself she’d lost, or maybe never even known about. He looked into her eyes and saw who she was, not who he wanted her to be.

Nothing had changed overnight. She was still going back to Boston and he was still searching for Derringer, so her brooding was quite pointless, but she couldn’t seem to snap herself out of it. Castillo and Hunter had already left when she came down for breakfast that morning. Mr. Jameson had said they had some business in town to attend to, and she could only assume that meant Derringer. In addition to brooding, that meant she was worrying about him, too. That worry was a perfect reminder of why they’d never work out together. She’d end up hurt in the end.

“Caro?” Aunt Prudie stood in the doorway of the parlor, a frown on her face. “Are you all right?”

Caroline had been staring off into the cold fireplace, a book forgotten on her lap. “Yes, of course. Why do you ask?”

“You didn’t hear the bell? Your mother is arriving.”

The housekeeper had taken to ringing a bell located near the front door whenever new guests had been spotted coming down the long driveway. Since the parlor was located just off the front hallway, Caroline should’ve heard it. She would’ve heard it had she not been lost in thoughts of Castillo. “Oh, I suppose I wasn’t paying attention.”

“Is this about Castillo Jameson? When you said this morning that you’d both decided it best not to continue your flirtation, I wasn’t happy but agreed. He doesn’t live in Boston, so I’m not certain how that would’ve turned out.” Aunt Prudie walked over and put her hand on Caroline’s shoulder. “But you seem sad, dear. Did he mean more to you than you let on?”

Lying to her aunt had been one of the hardest things she’d ever done. When she answered she tried to stay as close to the truth as possible. “He does mean something to me. It’s strange because I’ve only known him for such a short time, and yet I feel as if I do know him. But I also know we don’t have a future.” She was coming to realize that what she felt for him was on the cusp of being so much deeper than she let on. She feared that if she blinked she might fall right into those feelings...especially after last night.

Aunt Prudie clucked her tongue and cupped Caroline’s cheek. “I’m sorry, dear. I like him, too.

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