Courting Danger with Mr. Dyer by Georgie Lee

Author:Georgie Lee
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2017-10-19T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter Nine

‘I hardly think I need a chaperon in my own home,’ Moira protested when Bart followed her into her house. Once inside, with it being so quiet she was glad he was here. Freddy had put the house on minimal staff since his departure, meaning if she weren’t going to stay with Bart then it would simply be her, the butler and the housekeeper here tonight. As she did not wish to be slain in her bed, Bart was the better option despite the risk of ruin. ‘Wait here while I change and retrieve my things.’

She started up the stairs, surprised to hear the thud of his footsteps behind her. ‘What are you doing?’

She whirled to face him, forcing him to stop short on the stair below hers. Despite the difference in their elevations, with his height he was more than even with her and so close to her she could lean forward and sweep her lips against his if she decided to. No, she’d done so once already and made a fool of herself. She wouldn’t do it again. As thrilling as all this was, in a short while it would be over and she would have to return to her former life. It would not help her dreams of finding a new husband if she did so as a fallen woman.

‘I’m not leaving you alone. If they’ve figured out you’re working with me, then they’ve figured out where you live and possibly how to sneak in here and do what Mr Roth failed to accomplish.’

‘It’s bad enough the butler will see me leaving with you and a packed valise, but what will he or the housekeeper say if they catch you upstairs with me?’

‘Hand them enough money and they’ll keep silent.’ His certainty indicated he had more experience with matters like this than she cared to consider.

‘I hope so.’ Thankfully the old butler was as near-sighted as he was hard of hearing, but the housekeeper wasn’t so decrepit. They and the other servants had been discreet about the family’s affairs in the past, but she wasn’t certain they would be so tight lipped about her being reckless with her reputation. If Aunt Agatha learned she was alone in the house with Bart, the woman would collapse in an apoplectic fit and seal Moira’s fate as a family outcast for good. ‘Remind me to pay them before we leave.’

She turned and started up the stairs again. Thankfully, in London, she shared a lady’s maid with Aunt Agatha and the woman was sure to have returned to the country with her aunt. It would make this brief visit home less expensive.

Bart followed her down the first-floor hall, but when she reached for the door to her room, he placed his hand over hers on the knob before she could twist it open. Their eyes met and Moira froze, aware of his steady pulse flickering against her skin.

‘I’ll go in first and make sure everything is safe.’

‘You think

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