Connie Mason by A Touch So Wicked

Author:A Touch So Wicked
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twelve

Wed Elissa.

Sir Brody’s words thrummed through Damian’s head like the blast of a trumpet long after he’d returned to his chamber. Instead of seeking his bed, he slumped in a chair, a snifter of brandy in his hand and his legs stretched toward the hearth.

Wed Elissa.

Utterly preposterous.

The king would never allow it.

He tossed the brandy to the back of his throat and swallowed noisily. Then he poured himself another. He was astounded that he even let himself consider such a ridiculous idea. His mind mired in indecision, he stared into the flickering flames until his head dropped forward and sleep finally claimed him. He awakened when the snifter dropped from his hand and shattered on the flagstone floor. Then he rose and fell fully dressed onto his bed.

The following days sped by much too quickly for Damian’s peace of mind. In a few days he and Kimbra would join in marriage before an assembly of Englishmen and Highlanders. As the appointed day approached, the more demanding Kimbra became. Nothing pleased her. She carped constantly about the food, the lack of simple luxuries, the remoteness of Misterly from London, and Damian’s lack of control over the servants.

Damian was losing patience with the woman he was expected to wed, bed, and get heirs upon. Her spitefulness was uncalled for and her boldness disgusted him. She sought him out like a bitch in heat, determined to seduce him. It wasn’t difficult for Damian to resist, for he knew her purpose, aside from the sexual aspect, was to persuade him to send Elissa and her family away.

For the past week Kimbra had been excessively demanding, ordering special food for the wedding feast, becoming loudly vocal about the decorations she favored, and declaring how she wished the wedding ceremony to proceed. Every available servant was cleaning and scrubbing and polishing, until the hall sparkled. And it was blatantly obvious that Kimbra took special delight in giving the most difficult chores to Elissa.

Because he wished for a peaceful coexistence with Kimbra, Damian tried not to interfere, but it was difficult to watch Elissa struggle with the chores Kimbra had assigned to her. A time or two he felt obliged to intercede and asked one of the men to take over Elissa’s duties when he found her on her knees scrubbing the solar stairs.

Damian’s nerves were stretched to the limit. The day before the wedding, he escorted Kimbra to her chamber for a private word. The moment the door closed behind them, Kimbra flung herself into his arms.

“I knew you’d change your mind, Damian.” Her fingers worked frantically at the buttons on his coat. “You want me and can’t wait to make me yours.”

Damian removed her busy hands from his person and held her at bay. “You’re wrong, Kimbra. I merely want to set you straight on a few things before we wed.”

Her lips turned downward into a pout. “Whatever do you mean? Don’t you want me?”

“I want Misterly,” Damian replied. “Since you’re included in the deal, I am obliged to wed you.

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