Fantasy 01 - Secret Fantasy by Cheryl Holt

Author:Cheryl Holt
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: Historical
Published: 2011-07-15T18:47:25+00:00

Robert sprawled in his chair, cursing his offer to aid Lavinia in unraveling her convoluted finances. Try as he might, he simply couldn't get the numbers to match up.

Grumbling about ungrateful females—and idiotic, long-suffering males—he recommenced adding the lengthy rows of sums. He checked the totals, then checked them again, and again, but no matter how many times he tabulated, they made no sense.

Her enormous expenditures were easy to calculate, but it appeared as if she'd had an income that was triple any amount she should have had. Yet there was no indication as to where the extra cash had originated.

So ... either she had a secret and vast stash of money she'd never mentioned, or he should have paid closer attention to his mathematical instructors when he was in school.

He'd had the best education England could provide, so he didn't think his problem was the result of poor teaching by his professors. Though it irked him to admit it, Lavinia was probably involved in some scheme that would land him—as her future husband—in an impossible jam.

Why, oh why, had he agreed to assist her?

Though he loved her desperately and beyond reason, he couldn't deny how devious and cunning she could be. On occasion, she exhibited a vicious nature, one that she hid well and was rarely displayed, but he'd known her since he was a boy, and she couldn't fool him. She likely had a nefarious plan in the works, and he'd thrust himself directly in the middle of it.

They'd both need rescuing.

He'd have to pester her for details, would have to sit her down and press until she spilled all, but the notion of confronting her, of bickering and nagging till she confessed her mischief, was so distasteful that he couldn't bear to consider it.

He wanted to marry her and live happily ever after— as he'd always dreamed. What he didn't want was to learn that she'd done something horrid, and he refused to dig for evidence of fiscal misconduct.

He had to be wrong. There was no other option.

With a groan of annoyance, he dipped his quill in the jar of ink and began adding yet again.

As Jordan entered his room, Lavinia had arrived before him and was lounged in a chair, watching the minutes tick by on the clock. He peeked over; it was after six.

"How dare you do this to me!" she growled as she rose to her feet.

"To you? When I started my affair with her, you never crossed my mind."

The flip statement enraged her further—as did his condition. He was a mess, his clothes askew, his shirt torn by Margaret during their frantic coupling. He hadn't bothered to put on his shoes, and they dangled from his fingertips.

He deposited them in the armoire, then proceeded to the cupboard and poured himself a stiff whiskey. He leaned against the wall, sipping it as if he hadn't a care in the world, but on the inside, he was livid.

What should he say? What should he do? How could he defend the indefensible?

"I demand an answer from you," she badgered.

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