Against the Magic (Twickenham Time Travel Romance) by Donna K. Weaver

Author:Donna K. Weaver [Weaver, Donna K.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: clean romance, nobility, new adult, Life Skills, historical romance, Aristocracy, Romance, time travel, Clean & Wholesome, Charity
Publisher: Emerald Arch Publishing
Published: 2018-02-19T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 12

JEM STARED AT THE LETTER again. She’d left without talking to him. What had happened? He’d recognized her tactics at the picnic for what they were, but he’d been helpless to do anything about it. Every time he thought he’d be able to get away, Nellie or one of her minions had shown up to ask him to help with something.

And now. He felt lost, alone, in a way he’d never experienced before.

“Hey, Geoffrey,” he said, turning to where the man was getting the bed ready for the night. “What if I rode over to Kellworth to pay a call?”

“On Lady Ellen?” The valet’s brows creased in disapproval. “You may call upon her brother when he is at home. As a single man, you may not call upon an unattached female.”

“Even if she has other people around her?” Jem asked.

“Aunt Nellie has said you must not interfere.” The disapproval coming from the man was almost palpable.

“But I’m her cousin. I need to check on her safety.”

“You and Miss Clarisse are not cousins.”

“All right. Don’t freak out.”

“Aunt Nellie also said that you have had your opportunity to court her.” Geoffrey’s expression had turned sympathetic. “It is now time to let be what will be.”

That sentient magic thing again. Jem didn’t buy it, but what was he going to do? He sat in the chair by his bed, staring at the short note. It looked like he was stuck following Kaitlyn and her crowd around until either Reese came back to Nellie’s or Lady Ellen’s brother finished in London.

Jem had been sure he’d broken past Reese’s barrier. His body still tingled when he thought of their kiss in the library. What had gone wrong? He tossed the paper aside and rubbed his face.

***

Reese enjoyed Ellen’s questions about America. Her enthusiasm was contagious, and her attempts at saying things with an American accent had them laughing. There was a depth to some of her questions that Reese found unexpected. Ellen seemed every bit the innocent and naïve Victorian girl, yet she showed herself to be older and more mature in other ways. The Earl would probably be shocked to find out just how much his younger sister knew about him and his activities.

Maybe the losses Ellen had experienced had something to do with it. The time she spent alone must have impacted it too. Had her reading introduced her to more worldly things her brother would have kept from her? How broad a selection of books did the Earl have?

“Tell me about your favorite books,” Reese said as they walked down one of the long hallways. Kellworth manor had a lot of them, with its square design and central court.

“I read many different books. You know I enjoy Jane Austen,” Ellen said. “Have you read anything by Charlotte Brontë? Perhaps Jane Eyre?”

“More than once,” Reese said. “I really related to her spunk, but I couldn’t stand Wuthering Heights.” She held her breath and shot the girl a sidelong glance. Had it been published yet?

Ellen nodded.

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