Impractical by Megan Derr

Author:Megan Derr [Derr, Megan]
Language: eng
Format: epub, pdf
Tags: Gay, Bisexual, Fantasy, Romance
Publisher: Less Than Three Press, LLC
Published: 2018-06-26T16:00:00+00:00

Six

Kirian wanted to hit something. Rather, someone. Namely Terrell, who went on and on about practicality and how Evelyn might not be so great after all—even though he was beautiful and warm and funny and everything except cold and unfeeling—just because Kirian was making a mess over the whole Frederick thing. That was scarcely Evelyn's fault and it should not be held against him.

Terrell had a lot of bloody nerve spouting nonsense about practicality when he had turned into a puddle of smitten idiocy the very moment Mr. Handsome and Charming and Too Bloody Smooth to be Trustworthy had stepped into the room. He should have known Terrell would fall for such a classic presentation, when the fool could never draw his nose from a book long enough to dally like a normal person.

Kirian stormed down the hall and out of the building, wanting badly to see Evelyn and reassure himself that they were good together, no matter what anyone else said—even Terrell. Shoulders hunched, Kirian barreled on down the wide stone walkway that ran between the history building and the study hall—and swore as he ran into someone. Looking up, he stared into the face of Joseph Guthrie, a man he had taken more shots at than anyone else. "Apologies," Kirian said shortly, then made to move around him and walk on.

He hadn't made it two steps when Guthrie grabbed his arm and yanked him back, sending him stumbling back several paces and nearly falling to the cobblestones "Where are you going in such a hurry, then, Leffew?"

"That's Lord Leffew to you," Kirian said, rubbing in what Guthrie was clearly pretending to forget—that being Evelyn's spouse put him in the peerage, if only barely; something Guthrie desperately wanted but would never achieve. "My apologies, again, for running into you. Good day, Guthrie."

Once again, he made to move past, only to be seized and thrown back. He sighed, feeling weary and frustrated. All he wanted was Evelyn—why did everyone seemed determined to prevent it? Even Frederick seemed to work against him. Try as he might to make Evelyn think of no one but him, still Frederick received letters from an admiring reader who had long ago turned into a friend.

"How did you hook that cold fish, eh, Leffew?"

"Lord Leffew," Kirian corrected again. "Do not force me to remind you of your manners a third time, Guthrie. It is no business of yours, what is between my husband and me."

Guthrie only sneered. "Guess it was only a matter of time before he found himself in a scandal he couldn't get himself out of, eh? Still, you must be one hell of a blow to the family. Do they let you join polite company or do they strive to pretend you do not exist? Probably the latter, given how little they'll have to do with Thiering since he got caught spreading his legs for some two-bit paint slapper—"

Kirian's hand throbbed something awful, but it was infinitely worth it to see the way Guthrie's jaw was already swelling up.

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