Comanche Temptation: The Comanche Series - Book One by Sara Orwig

Author:Sara Orwig [Orwig, Sara]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781626817708
Publisher: Diversion Books
Published: 2015-04-28T04:00:00+00:00

Thirteen

Luke opened the door, and a sheet of rain poured in as a blast of cold air swept over Honor, who stood behind him.

“Help!” a man cried, clutching his chest. He staggered forward into the flickering candlelight, and Honor recognized him.

“Uncle Stanton!”

Lavinia came right behind him. “Help us! We were traveling home but were caught in the storm, and something is wrong with Stanton.”

Honor rushed to light a lamp while Luke caught Stanton underneath his arms and tried to help him to the sofa in the parlor.

“My chest!” Stanton cried, clutching his shirt. “Help! I can’t breathe!”

“In here, Stanton,” Luke said, while Honor closed the front door and rushed after them. Luke helped the staggering Stanton to the settee. “Honor, get his feet,” he said as he tried to lower Stanton gently. As Honor lifted her uncle’s feet to the settee, he groaned.

Luke yanked away Stanton’s silk tie and unfastened the buttons of his shirt while Honor hurried to light another lamp. “Get a fire going, Honor,” Luke snapped. “Lavinia—” Luke glanced around.

“Where the devil is she?”

Honor looked at the empty doorway and wondered if her aunt had succumbed to one of her fainting spells. She hurried to the doorway to look at the empty hall. “Luke, she’s not here!”

Puzzled, unable to imagine what had happened to Lavinia, Honor glanced at Luke, who was frowning at her. “What do you mean she’s not there?”

“Aunt Lavinia?” Honor called, and glanced up and down the hall. Then she glimpsed a movement at the end of the hall and saw Lavinia rush into Luke’s bedroom.

“She’s in your room,” Honor said, suddenly feeling cold. She walked down the hall as Lavinia came dashing out of Luke’s room, rushing toward Honor with a look of triumph on her face. “Stanton! Stanton!”

Luke stepped into the hall behind Honor, and she glanced back to see him standing with his feet apart and his hands on his hips.

“They don’t share the same bedroom at all!” Lavinia shouted gleefully.

“So this isn’t a happy marriage,” Stanton said from the parlor doorway. “I thought as much and thought if we—”

Luke spun around, striding toward Stanton, who bolted for the front door. “My wife and I were having an argument. Get the hell out of our house—”

He caught Stanton by the shoulder, spun him around and punched Stanton on the jaw, sending him staggering back to crash into a chair and hit the wall.

“How dare you strike him!” Lavinia shrieked, rushing past Luke toward the door. “You’ll be sorry,” she said, shaking her fist at him. Her gaze shifted to Honor. “And you, missy, will be Stanton’s ward and learn to obey me. And I’ll have that ruffian brother of yours stand and watch while Stanton shoots his snakes and cats and anything else he keeps!” She looked at Luke. “Common riffraff!”

“I’m common enough to hit a woman,” Luke said, starting toward her. Lavinia screamed and fled. Stanton stood up and ran past Luke, blood streaming from his mouth.

“You’ll hear from me

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