Knight of the Wicked Heart (The Eglinton Knight Series Book 3) by Margaux Thorne

Author:Margaux Thorne [Thorne, Margaux]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Fiction, romance, Historical
Publisher: Dragonblade Publishing, Inc.
Published: 2023-08-23T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Fifteen

The moment he woke up, Charles knew he’d made a mistake. He never should have gone back to his room last night. He’d seen the look on Louise’s face when her mother dictated all that would be done. Mouth closed and expression impassive, Louise hadn’t uttered one rebuke while Lady Delilah took complete control of the reckless situation.

Charles should have done what everything inside him screamed to do—throw down a blanket outside Louise’s bedroom and camp out all night so she couldn’t get any wild ideas. He knew Louise well enough. She always got ideas, and wild ones tended to be her favorites.

As he rubbed the sleep from his eyes, an unpleasant warning sensation in his gut signaled that all was not right.

Lady Delilah confirmed it by pounding on his door. Too refined, it wasn’t the kind of knock that woke the castle, but it was one you didn’t ignore.

When Charles pulled her inside, he only half listened to her agitated explanation. He was too busy barking orders to his valet, throwing on his clothes, and making a list in his head of what he had to do and the minutes needed to do it. Every second counted. Any other time, Charles would have gladly sat down with Lady Delilah and been a voice of reason, a shoulder to cry on, but that gentlemanly politeness wasn’t available in their predicament. She didn’t need a priest to confess her sins; she needed a man of action. Despite all of his recent failings, Charles knew he was that.

All signs pointed to Gretna Green. Known for hasty, ill-advised weddings, the town was the only logical option open to the couple. Louise had found her back up against the wall, angry at Charles, disappointed in her mother. It was a bad mix of feelings, the kind that could drive someone to make a drastic mistake.

Like marrying Lord fucking Royce.

The selfish man-child who was so far removed from reality he had to create a fantasyland of guinea pigs just so he could fit in somewhere. Men like him were the supreme argument against primogeniture—and marrying cousins.

What the hell could Louise be thinking? She wasn’t thinking. She couldn’t be.

Charles was out of the castle and on his horse in under thirty minutes. It would have been sooner, but Louise’s mother was beside herself and wouldn’t let him leave until he’d granted her one very important promise.

Holding the reins of his horse, Lady Delilah blocked his path out of the stables. Her voice plagued with anguish, she stated, “You created this problem, Charles. Now fix it. Bring my daughter back safe … and married.”

He didn’t understand. “Married? To anyone?” To Lord Royce?

Lady Delilah’s haunting stare was difficult to hold, cutting him to the quick. She swallowed hard, and the skin of her neck strained from the effort. “I once thought Royce could be a sound option but … the more I watched him …” She trailed off. “Louise is a determined woman, willful and independent. Men like Royce would never know how to handle her.

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