How the Scoundrel Seduces by Sabrina Jeffries

Author:Sabrina Jeffries
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: Historical Romance, Georgian, Fiction
ISBN: 9781451693539
Publisher: Pocket Books
Published: 2014-08-18T16:00:00+00:00

14

THE MOON HUNG low in the sky as they headed for Lambeth, but there were plenty of gas lamps to light the way. Unfortunately, the streets were still crowded, so they couldn’t talk much as they rode for Westminster Bridge.

Zoe hadn’t intended this when she’d come to Manton’s Investigations, but she didn’t regret it, either. It gave her another chance to find the woman who’d borne her, the father who’d abandoned her.

And another chance to be with Tristan.

With no one around to remind me I’m a gentleman, I would do my utmost to get you into my bed.

Oh, and she might just let him, too. Because a part of her—a desperate, insane part of her—wanted to see firsthand what it was like to have the scoundrel seduce her.

Would it be like this afternoon, thrilling and daring and a little rough? Or would he be gentle with her because she was a virgin? He’d said he’d take his time, and despite the brutal cold of the night, the thought of that made her hot in places she should not feel hot.

They were finally headed into a less trafficked area, for few people were out and about near Westminster at this time of night. Tristan edged a little closer. She assumed it was a subtly protective measure until he spoke.

“So, exactly how much did my chatty sister tell you about me and George?”

“Everything, I think.” She cast him a sidelong glance. “About his burning the codicil, about your stealing the horse, about your family fleeing to France so you could escape being hanged.”

“Ah. I suppose that’s why you sneaked out of your house and rushed right over to warn me.” Bitterness crept into his voice. “To keep me from making another foolish mistake like the one I made in my youth.”

“I gather it wasn’t so much a mistake as a desperate attempt to save your mother and sister,” she said softly. “I don’t blame you for it.”

“How good of you. But you’ve missed the point entirely, you and Lisette and Dom.” He turned a stony countenance to her. “Yes, I did it partly to gain funds for my family, but if that had been the only reason, I could have asked Dom to help me figure out a solution. Or gone looking for work in York.”

His gaze locked with hers. “The truth is, I honestly thought I would get away with it. My plan was that George would know without a doubt—yet be unable to prove—that I’d stolen Blue Blazes from him. I wanted him to seethe over it and not be able to do a damned thing about it.”

Jerking his gaze back to the road, he prodded the horse into a faster gait. “But as usual, fate was on George’s side. It always is. Some blasted servant saw me take the Thoroughbred. I don’t even know who it was.” His voice hardened. “I don’t care, either. Because I still blame George for the whole fiasco. And I still refuse to let him get away with what he did.

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