Confessions of a Hellion: Bluestockings Defying Rogues Book 7 by Dawn Brower

Author:Dawn Brower [Brower, Dawn]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Monarchal Glenn Press

The bed was lumpy and uncomfortable. Every muscle in Samantha’s body ached. She hadn’t slept much, if at all… Jason had never returned to the room. Though she would consider her endeavor to seduce him somewhat successful. He had kissed her. Really kissed her. It had been so much better than she imagined, and she had dreamed of that moment a lot. Now she had to get him to do it again and not run away two seconds afterward.

She supposed she should get up and put her dress on. They would have to start their trip again, and she didn’t want to be the reason they were held up. Her goals still remained the same. She would marry Jason, and hopefully he’d fall in love with her.

Samantha rose from the bed and stretched. It would be another long day in the carriage. Her body wouldn’t be happy at the end of this trip. Perhaps they could take their time returning to London after they wed. She wasn’t thrilled at spending so many days in the carriage, even one as comfortable as the curricle he’d borrowed.

She went behind the screen and dressed. Samantha had made sure to pack dresses she didn’t need a maid for. This one tied in the front under her bosom and was a light blue muslin that made traveling in the heat easier to bear. It was uncommonly warm for early summer. After she had on her dress and shoes, she went to retrieve her valise. She could go in search of Jason, and perhaps they could get an early start to their trip. Her stomach grumbled…and some food to take with them.

She went down the stairs and started to head toward the front of the inn. Someone grabbed her from behind and pulled her into a back room. “Don’t say a word,” Jason said as he placed his hand over her mouth. “Be as quiet as possible so they don’t find us.”

Who? What was with all the subterfuge?

“You there,” her brother bellowed. “Stop so I can talk to you.”

Terror washed over her at the sound of her brother’s voice. If she’d kept going, she would have run right into Gregory and the wedding to Jason never would happen. Thank God Asthey had the foresight to pull her inside. “How?” She mouthed the word without emitting any sound.

He shrugged and leaned close to whisper in her ear, “We’ll discuss it later.”

She wanted to suggest they make a run for it. They could get in the carriage and leave while Gregory questioned everyone. Her heart beat rapidly inside her chest. She hadn’t expected her brother to find them so quickly.

“How may I help you, my lord?” An inn worker was addressing Gregory.

“I need to know if the Earl of Asthey was here.” Samantha started to shake. Had he registered under his own name? She had forgotten to ask, and when she came into the inn the night before, she’d told the innkeeper her husband had rented a room. Luckily, she hadn’t needed to go into details.

Download

Copyright Disclaimer:
This site does not store any files on its server. We only index and link to content provided by other sites. Please contact the content providers to delete copyright contents if any and email us, we'll remove relevant links or contents immediately.