An Agent for Ruby (The Pinkerton Matchmaker Book 50) by P. Creeden

Author:P. Creeden [Creeden, P.]
Language: eng
Format: azw3, epub
Published: 2019-11-29T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 8

”You don’t have to go through with this, Johnny. It wouldn’t stand up in court,” Geoffrey said with his frown deepening. “It’s preposterous that they are asking Pinkerton Agents to do with this. I cannot believe that the men have tolerated it for so long. As a lawyer, I advise you that this isn’t necessary. We can take the agency to court. We can inform the newspaper what is going on here. I’m surprised someone hasn’t done this already.”

“You’re getting yourself worked up over nothing,” John Mark said, even though he felt better just hearing his brother say the words. “Even if what you’re saying is true, it’s not really a big deal you know. It’s not like this is a real marriage. It’s just a contract on paper. Judge Hotchkiss is prepared to annul the marriage upon my return. We can rest assured in that. It will be like this marriage has never happened.”

Geoffrey’s lips thinned, but stayed clamped together while he glared at him. Then he finally shook his head. “If that’s what you believe, fine. But I’m not happy about this situation. It scoffs in the face of both the institution of marriage as well as the law of contracts. It’s a travesty.”

John Mark nodded, feeling giddy as his brother defended both him and the fact that he was putting into words all the things that John Mark felt about this marriage of convenience, himself. Footsteps scuffed at the top of the stairs, drawing both their eyes to the landing. Marianne led Ruby down the last few steps and around the banister. John Mark’s heart skipped a beat. The light behind Ruby made her look angelic as she wore an all white dress with a high neckline. Her hair had been pinned up to show the rest of her long, swan-like neck. If John Mark had been one to believe in love at first sight, he’d have thought himself struck by it. He bit the inside of his cheek to wake himself from the stupor he felt. Her beauty was making him drunk, like wine, but the metallic taste of blood in his mouth from the wound he’d inflicted was waking him to the fact that she was not just an ornament or an object to be lusted after. She was his partner and agent-in-training. He took his job very seriously, and this would be no exception.

When the two of them stood in front of Judge Hotchkiss, Ruby set her gloved hand in John Mark’s. The heat of her fingers warmed his heart, even though there was a slip of fabric between her skin and his. He wondered for half a moment what the touch of her skin might feel like. Then he pushed that thought back down as it only made his heart start thrumming again. The vows they spoke were simple and not quite the same as he’d heard in other wedding ceremonies. The concentration of the promises they made to one another was upon respecting and protecting each other, rather than loving and cherishing.

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