Harold's Haven (Behind Closed Doors) by Brazil Lee

Author:Brazil, Lee [Brazil, Lee]
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Publisher: Evernight Publishing
Published: 2013-08-03T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter Ten

The rocking carriage had clattered down the lane just as the red vested runner rode back up. "That's who we're running from?" Martin demanded. "We could have taken him. Without your dirty tricks, even."

Harry glared at him. "I considered the option. But that would give the game away to whoever hired him, wouldn't it?"

Annoyed, still smarting from being labeled first a job then entertainment, Martin scowled. "To be sure that would probably suit you."

"For you to be put back in prison? Why would you say that?"

"Because I’m grouchy and lecherous?"

The truth was often disarming, and in this instance it seemed to completely floor Harry, who sputtered like a fish out of water for a few seconds. "But you're angry with me for a specific reason," he protested. "You cannot possibly want to have sex with me when I've upset you."

"You didn't upset me. I'm more upset by the circumstances. I liked you before your brother set you on me, you know. The fact that you're only here with me now because he forced the job on you galls, I confess. I'd much rather you were with me because you chose to be, but you're still a very attractive, sensual man and I'd still like to fuck you, even if it doesn't mean anything more than an hour or so of entertainment." He couldn’t keep the bitterness out of his tone on the last part, though he felt rather proud of the way he'd managed to sound so sophisticated over the beginning.

"I…" Harold chewed his lower lip and his hands twitched in his lap. "I apologized for that. It wasn't what I meant."

"Apology accepted. Now can we move on?" He pushed himself back into the squabs and gazed blankly at Harry on the opposite seat.

Harry made a visible effort to focus, and Martin heaved a sigh of relief that his tantrum wasn't going to be discussed in detail. Not that he understood himself why he was so annoyed over a casual comment. He'd had lovers before, some more handsome than Harry, definitely some more elegant, even some more articulate, if not more intelligent.

None of them had tied him up in knots over a casual remark. Some had even cited his lack of emotion as a deciding cause in their eventual departures from his life. He'd never regretted the loss of any of them as much as he suspected he was going to regret leaving Harry Gretton behind when he went on to Watt's place in Scotland and from there to New York.

They had only a short time, so he could forgive whatever hurt Harry's words caused and enjoy the man's company. He opened his mouth to say so, but Harry it seemed had other ideas.

"Why are they chasing after you?"

"Who?"

"Whoever hired the runner. They aren't cheap, and they don't give up. Whoever wants you has money to spare and either heavy connections in society or a healthy disregard for society. Not many people would have the nerve to attempt to search Perry's home.

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