Captain Rose's Redemption (Harlequin Historical) by Georgie Lee

Author:Georgie Lee [Lee, Georgie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Historical Romance, Women's Fiction, Regency & Victorian Romance, London Society, England & Britain, 19th Century, Forever Love, Bachelor, Single Woman, Love Possibility, Hearts Desire, Life-Changes, Second Chances, Honesty & Trust, Home & Family, Lifetime Love, Romantic Schemes, Beautiful & Feisty, Love-Family & Forever, Action & Adventure, Captured By Pirates, Virginia Coast, Captain Rose Former Fiancé
Publisher: Harlequin Historical
Published: 2018-06-01T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eight

Cassandra stirred sugar into her lemon water with the delicate silver spoon. The clink of the metal on the crystal glass filled Mr Fitzwilliam’s sumptuous Butler Place sitting room and drew tighter the anxiety already making her stomacher snug. She wore a yellow dress with silver embroidery along the bodice and white lace at the bust line. Flowers embroidered in the same silver thread decorated the skirt, the generous hips of which, supported by the panniers Jane had repaired, extended out over the small chair she perched on. She’d worn the dress, despite the heat, in the hope of appearing to Mr Fitzwilliam like any other fashionable lady, one who thought of little else except her toilette and the latest fashion, even if both were the furthest things from her mind today.

She’d left the cabin before Richard had risen this morning, making it easier to hide from him her plans for today and to keep him from trying to stop her.

She flicked a glance at the double doors off to her left, which were slightly ajar, and what appeared to be an office just beyond them. She wasn’t sure how she would slip in there without Mr Fitzwilliam noticing her or what she’d find if she managed it. She was silly to even consider sneaking in there, but after last night, the possibility that she could do something to bring Richard home urged her on. He still loved her, as much as she loved him, and she would be happy at last, with a companion to help her though her troubles. The past would lose its hold on her and she would claim a future with Richard.

Mr Fitzwilliam sat across the burled-rosewood tea table from her, his glass untouched, a lemon slice floating at the top. He had been solicitous enough since her arrival, but there was an edge to him today that added to hers, as if he were nervous about something. She wondered if he suspected her, then dismissed the idea. His opinion of ladies was too low and his imagination too blunted for him to consider what she was really up to by paying a call on him today.

‘Am I to hope your unexpected visit is to give me an answer to my suit?’ he asked.

Cassandra stopped stirring her lemon water and stared at the pips settling on the bottom of the crystal glass. She suddenly regretted her boldness for more reasons than the recklessness of trying to steal personal papers from an influential burgess on behalf of a notorious pirate. Not only was she about to become a thief, but she must irritate Mr Fitzwilliam by disappointing his ridiculous aspirations to be her husband. If what she found wasn’t enough to help Richard, or if he still refused the pardon, making an enemy of Mr Fitzwilliam would cost her dearly. It went against everything she’d spent the last few weeks trying to accomplish, but it had to be done. She would not see Richard sail away from her again and be left once more to fend off the difficulties of life alone.

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