Her Scottish Scoundrel by Sophie Barnes

Author:Sophie Barnes
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Sophie Barnes

Blayne stared at the neat brick façade of Number Two Berkley Square. When Charlotte hadn’t shown up at the agreed time, he’d decided to find out why. So he’d gone to call on her directly, only to be denied entry by the butler who’d told him never to return again.

Something had obviously happened. But what?

He scratched the back of his head and turned away. No sense in standing about on the pavement. Instead, he made his way back to The Black Swan while wondering what had transpired. Was it possible Charlotte’s parents had figured out what she was up to? Could they have learned he wasn’t who he pretended to be?

Judging from the swift dismissal he’d just received he believed that must be the case. Perhaps Lady Warwick’s comment at the ball had prompted the Russells to investigate him. But he’d taken precautions in the event they did. Guthrie had ensured that if they questioned Lord Meyers, the home secretary, they would receive a vague answer. And if they sought out his place of business, they’d find a neat shop on Bond Street. Of course, if they’d had him followed, they would have learned the truth soon enough. It wouldn’t have been too hard. He’d just hoped his act was convincing enough to prevent them from doing so.

The biggest question of all was where this left Charlotte. Denied the income she’d been relying on from her next book, her options were surely limited. Which meant she might have no choice but to do as her parents insisted and get herself married. And since he was now prevented from seeing her, Mr. Cooper was the only viable option when it came to potential husbands.

Not that Blayne had any intention of heading down the aisle with her himself. He just didn’t want to see her unhappy.

He tensed at the thought of her marrying the American. The very idea of her in another man’s arms made him want to punch holes through walls. He muttered a curse. There was no guarantee things were anywhere near as bad as he feared. His gut said otherwise, but he knew from experience he could not risk making a wrong assumption. For now, he’d send a couple of lads out to investigate matters further so he could get a better picture of the situation at hand. He wanted to know who came and went from that house and at which hour. Most especially, he needed to make sure Charlotte was all right.

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