A Wicked Earl She can't Resist by Olivia Bennet

Author:Olivia Bennet
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Published: 2020-05-11T23:00:00+00:00

Emily jerked awake, sitting up in bed as she blinked into the inky blackness. Someone had lit a fire in the grate and the glowing embers provided the only light. She blinked again, a few more times before shuffling out of bed.

Her hand knocked against the bedside table and something made a tinkling sound as if she’d displaced something. Slowly, she felt the air above her table, bumping against a circular-shaped item. She felt around it, realizing that it was a bowl.

At that moment her stomach growled. She laughed softly, feeling around for a candle and going to light it against the embers of her fire. She held it up, seeing that her table held a full meal; the bowl she’d touched, and a covered plate. She put the candle down, and picked up the bowl, relishing the soup before downing the steak and potatoes.

“I must have missed dinner,” she murmured to herself and felt inexplicably disappointed to have missed the opportunity to see the Earl. Her dream was still swirling about in her mind, making her feel hot and cold.

Before she met his lordship, she’d never once entertained such fancies about any man. It was a little embarrassing to be carrying this torch for her employer–a man so far out of her reach that he might as well be on the moon.

She peered out of her window, seeing the actual moon was still out. Her room felt close and airless all of a sudden and she decided that she needed some fresh air. Picking up her tray, she tiptoed out of the room and down the backstairs, wondering if Betsey might still be in the kitchen.

The house was silent, aside from occasional footmen that she passed in the hallways, always ready to serve. She put her tray down on the kitchen table, hearing the gentle snores from Betsey’s room which was adjacent. She smiled fondly and went to the door. It opened onto the side of the building but she could double back and go to the garden.

Taking a deep breath, she closed the kitchen door behind her, hoping that somebody would not find it unlatched and lock it. London was not quite asleep yet. The occasional clip-clop of a passing carriage could be heard in the street as well as drunken shouting now and then. Undoubtedly there were parties just winding down and everybody was making their way home or to other entertainments.

She shuddered, her mind returning to the brothel she’d barely escaped. She had a feeling that now was a very busy time of day for them.

To think that I might have been one of those girls.

She closed her eyes, shivering suddenly as she felt the cold hand of dread trail down her back. She did not know what would happen if Laurence Blackmore ever caught up to her but she had a feeling it would be bad.

Perhaps the Earl would protect me.

She snorted aloud, laughing at herself, knowing that she had lied to the Earl and his family.

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