Lady Travelers Guide to Deception with an Unlikely Earl by Victoria Alexander

Author:Victoria Alexander
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Publisher: HQN Books
Published: 2018-09-14T18:42:17+00:00

CHAPTER FOURTEEN

WHAT IN THE name of all that was holy had come over him?

It was a kiss. A fully clothed kiss at that and nothing more than the brilliant solution to an unexpected dilemma, even if perhaps it wasn’t entirely necessary. Regardless, it was of no real significance whatsoever. Why, he had kissed any number of women. And most under circumstances far more intimate than tonight’s. Even so, the feel of her in his arms, her body pressed against his, her lips responding first with demure hesitation then with rapt abandon, refused to leave his head. No, he might as well admit it. It was more than a kiss, more than a spur of the moment ploy to prevent discovery. He wasn’t sure exactly what but definitely more. And hadn’t he been wanting to kiss her for some time?

Harry accepted a glass of champagne from a passing waiter and lingered near the doorway, watching Sidney across the room. The moment they returned to the ballroom she joined the other ladies at Mr. Wallace’s table. Judging from the look on the portly American’s face when he stood and took her hand, he too had probably read her blasted book. Surely Wallace’s attention had more to do with his admiration of her work than the fact that—in spite of her efforts—she looked the tiniest bit tousled and eminently desirable. The idea that Wallace might be interested in something other than her writing was extremely annoying. When she’d accused Harry of being jealous of Nazzal and he’d admitted it, he hadn’t really meant it. Or perhaps he had. He had no idea what he was thinking anymore. This awkward business of liking a woman was proving to be most confusing.

“She’s really quite remarkable, don’t you think?” Lady Blodgett appeared at Harry’s side.

He glanced at her in surprise. “I didn’t realize you had left the others.”

“You’re not very observant, then, are you?”

He chuckled. “Apparently not.”

She rolled her gaze toward the ceiling. “It’s a wonder you’re still alive.”

“Luck, Lady Blodgett.” He sipped his drink. “I will take luck over skill any day.”

“Luck frequently runs out, young man.”

“It hasn’t yet.” He paused. “At least not for me.”

“You didn’t answer my question.”

“About Mrs. Gordon?” His gaze shifted back to Sidney. “Yes, I do think she’s remarkable.”

“Did you and she take care of your little errand?” she asked in an offhand manner, as if inquiring about nothing more important than fetching a forgotten item from her room. Apparently Sidney wasn’t the only one with a touch of larceny in her soul.

“We did.”

“And it was successful?”

“It was.”

Bloody hell. He’d completely forgotten that Sidney still had the medallion. Although no one knew that but him. And even when Wallace discovered the artifact was missing, he would not sound an alarm. A man in possession of stolen goods rarely made a public outcry when they went missing. There was nothing to connect Sidney, or Harry either for that matter, to the relic. The maid had seen nothing but two entwined figures covered nearly to the tops of their heads.

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