Hell Hath No Fury by Annabelle Anders

Author:Annabelle Anders [Anders, Annabelle]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2017-07-17T04:00:00+00:00

STEPHEN WAS TORN.

A part of him, an old familiar part, urged him to follow Flavion and make sure his cousin made a quick enough getaway to evade the colonel. The colonel had looked murderous. Unlike Miss Cunnington’s father, this man could in no way be described as feeble. Based upon what Stephen knew of the colonel’s military accolades, Flave did not stand a chance if the man challenged him to a duel.

The other part of Stephen wasn’t feeling so very loyal to his cousin. The only person who could possible save Flavion at this point, was Flavion. Sure, Stephen’s money and some of Cecily’s dowry were helpful, but Flavion had need of something altogether different, something he had neglected for a great part of his life. He had need of honor.

And no amount of money could purchase this.

Thinking of honor made Stephen somewhat ill-at-ease about the bargain he’d made with Cecily. It also made him a little less comfortable about the fact that she had fallen asleep and her head now rested upon his shoulder. He knew she’d fallen asleep by the deep even rhythm of her breathing. Smiling, he thought about how deep of a sleeper she had proven to be the night before. He wondered what it was going to take to awaken her when it came time for intermission.

Except he didn’t want to awaken her.

Again, that protectiveness emerged strongly for a lady he ought not to have strong feelings for whatsoever.

He still held her hand in his, tucked into the silky material of her dress.

Her hand felt fragile and soft and… trusting…

Odd that she could trust him so much in some matters but continued to keep other affairs from him.

He would have preferred knowing where she’d gotten off to that afternoon. Stephen watched the stage, not really following the story, as Hamlet’s characters came to life. What was she keeping from him? If she told him, did she not think that he would act in her best interest?

And then the thought occurred to him. Regardless of their bargain, she thought he would consider firstly, Flavion’s interests. He’d adamantly told her that he would do anything to aid and abet the only flesh and blood relation he had left. He’d told her about his uncle… He’d told her more than he had thought…

Did she have some more money tucked away, protected from Flavion? Was that what she hid? She had trusted Flave, and he’d taken her money and then betrayed her. Did she think that he, Stephen, would do something similar? By God, he would never do anything to help his cousin get his hands on her personal funds!

Considering her lack of protest at the spending limitations, Stephen began to believe this might be the case. And if she had funds tucked away, it was likely she had a man of business who handled it for her — or for her and her father. And if there was a man of business working for her father, that person

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