A Taste of Sin by Connie Mason

Author:Connie Mason [Mason, Connie]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: Romance, (¯`'•.¸//(*_*)\\¸.•'´¯)
ISBN: 9780505526816
Publisher: Avon
Published: 2000-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

Sinjun was at his own townhouse several hours later when an unexpected caller arrived. Emma was shown into the house, demanding to speak to Sinjun. When she burst into his chamber without knocking, he knew she was angry.

“I tried to stop her, milord,” the long suffering butler said as he followed in her wake.

“It’s all right, Pemburton, I’ll see my sister.”

“Very good, milord,” Pemburton said. His tall, thin frame remained rigidly erect as he exited the chamber and closed the door behind him.

“Well, hoyden, what’s on your mind? You didn’t come alone, did you? You know what a stickler Julian is for propriety.”

“I did come alone, Sinjun,” Emma said. “What Julian doesn’t know won’t hurt him. He’d keep me under lock and key if he could. I’m a woman, Sinjun, not a child.”

Sinjun’s eyebrows quirked upward. He hadn’t given enough attention to Emma. Julian had tried to compensate for Sinjun’s shortcomings by attempting to suppress Emma’s exuberant nature and natural penchant for mischief.

“Sit down, Emma,” he invited, “and tell me what’s troubling you. Are you angry with Julian?”

“I’m damn angry with both of you,” Emma retorted.

“Emma, watch your language,” Sinjun warned.

“I can’t help it, Sinjun. You don’t know what it’s like being kept in the dark all the time. I am a member of this family.”

“What in God’s name are you talking about? Are you in some kind of trouble?”

“I’m not allowed to get into trouble,” Emma said flippantly. “This has nothing to do with me. Not directly, anyway.”

“Why don’t you tell me what’s bothering you.”

“Why didn’t you tell me why you went to Scotland? You let me believe Lady Flora was your mistress when she was really your wife.”

Stunned, Sinjun stared at Emma. “How did you find out?”

“I overheard your conversation with Julian today.”

“You were eavesdropping?”

“How else am I going to learn anything?”

“You’ve grown up,” Sinjun said, suddenly seeing Emma in a way he’d never seen her before.

She was nineteen, deliciously curved and beautiful. He wondered how he had failed to see that she was no longer a child. Like all the Thorntons, her hair was thick and black, her eye-lashes long and curly. Her features were classic. If she had a flaw it was her lips, which were full and lush, not at all acceptable by normal standards. Her eyes, especially when she was angry, were remarkably expressive. Unlike both his and Julian’s midnight blue eyes, Emma’s were a distinctive violet. Vaguely he wondered why, with her looks and generous dowry, she hadn’t found an acceptable young man to marry.

“I’m surprised you noticed,” Emma said with scathing sarcasm. “In any event, I’m old enough to know about Lady Flora. Or should I say Christy Macdonald? She’s expecting your child, is she not?”

There was no help for it. Emma deserved an answer. “Until my recent visit to Glenmoor, I had no idea Lady Flora was Christy, my wife,” he began. Then the whole story came tumbling out in a rush of words. Emma listened raptly, and when he was done, she clapped her hands, obviously delighted.

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