Fortuity's Arrangement: A Regency Historical Romance (Seven Unsuitable Sisters Book 2) by Maeve Greyson

Author:Maeve Greyson [Greyson, Maeve]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Dragonblade Publishing, Inc.
Published: 2025-02-23T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Nine

Fortuity had spoken very little during the carriage ride and seemed apprehensive as he helped her step down. Matthew kept hold of her hand as she eyed Ravenglass Townhouse before ascending the steps to the front door. A slight breeze tugged at her curls, making them dance and shimmer like liquid gold in the sunshine of the unseasonably warm spring day.

“You are beautiful, Fortuity,” he said on impulse. “Absolutely stunning.”

Her gaze dropped, and her cheeks flushed with color. “Matthew,” she said in a softly scolding tone.

“What?”

“You don’t have to say such things.” She gently eased her hand free, caught hold of her skirts, and started to climb the front stairs.

He blocked her way and cupped her chin in his palm, tilting her face upward. “I say such things not only because they are true, but because I feel them in my heart.”

She watched him, visibly weighing his sincerity. He felt her judgment of him sway between is he good? and is he evil?

“Then thank you for the compliment,” she replied with a slight caginess before quirking a brow. “Might we enter our home now?”

“Indeed.” He offered his arm, relaxing at her tone’s slight shift to a teasing lilt. “Brace yourself for the menagerie.”

As they reached the door, it opened, revealing the servants lining the front hall and standing at attention to greet the new lady of the house. The beaming Mrs. Greer stood at the head of the line, bouncing in place in her excitement at welcoming Fortuity to her new home.

“There she be,” the jolly housekeeper crowed while clapping her hands. “Welcome home, Lady Fortuity.”

Fortuity rushed to hug her. “Thank you, Mrs. Greer. How thoughtful of all of you to greet me. Thank you all.”

The servants smiled and bowed, then a thunderous pounding resounded from the stairway.

“Here they come,” Matthew said with a groan.

Two half-grown kittens, both of them solid black with white bibs and paws, were in the lead, followed by Ignatius and two more half-grown kittens, one of them a ginger tabby and the other a solid white feline with a long, fluffy tail. While the dog happily barked and yipped at them, the cats playfully flattened their ears, bowed their backs, and alternately danced sideways and swatted at him while scampering around and over him with amazing speed and agility as they all descended the steps.

“Ignatius! Heel!” Matthew pointed at the floor to his left.

The pug barrel-rolled down the remaining three steps, recovered awkwardly to all fours, then scurried to obey. His claws clickity-clicked across the polished marble floor. Once he skidded to a stop, he plopped his rump against Matthew’s left foot and gazed up at him in adoration.

The cats scattered and sought the safety of high ground, perching on tables and cabinets—one scrambled to the top of the floor clock at the end of the hall.

“Oh my,” Fortuity said with a poorly stifled giggle. “They are rather exuberant, aren’t they? Have you named them yet?” She bent and scratched Ignatius behind the ears.

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