Lady and the Scamp (The Royal Saboteurs Book 2) by Shana Galen

Author:Shana Galen [Galen, Shana]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Shana Galen
Published: 2022-10-11T00:00:00+00:00

WILL MOVED QUICKLY. Without an injured woman by his side, he retraced his steps easily. He saw no sign they had been followed into the wooded area. That eased his mind considerably. He didn’t have to worry about Innishfree finding Emily and harming her while he was away.

He sought cover at the hedgerow that offered a view of the road and watched for a long time. No conveyances passed, and there was no sign of the queen’s coach or the dead coachman who’d been lying on the road. Either a traveler had come by and taken the body to a magistrate or the cutthroats had moved it.

He also saw no sign of the separatists. If they were hiding in the trees on the far side of the road, waiting for another opportunity to strike, they were very good at concealment. But if he were in their place, he would not see any point in staying here. They must know now that the queen was not in the coach. She certainly wouldn’t come to this place with her guard. And they would be outnumbered and outgunned if they tried to attack when the guard arrived.

Undoubtedly, they were on their way back to London. But this wasn’t the end. They would try again. The problem was it could be months. Now that the palace was on alert, they would want to wait until everyone’s guard had dropped. If Will wanted to sabotage their efforts, he needed to find out who was helping them. He needed to expose the traitor and turn them over to Palmerston. Only then could they root out the separatists and keep the queen safe.

Will cocked his head as he heard the distant sound of thunder. But, as he’d hoped, it wasn’t thunder. It was a large group of horses moving his way along the road.

The queen’s guard had come, as he’d known they would.

He stepped cautiously out from the hedgerow and stayed low as he made his way across the field. No one moved in the far woods, and he was able to make it to the ditch at the side of the road and crouch down until he spotted the first of the guard approaching. Then Will waved a hand and climbed up to the road, waiting as the guard slowed and stopped.

Fortunately, the man in charge of the guard was quick-witted. When Will explained, the guard understood immediately what had happened and what needed to be done. He sent several men with Will to find Lady Averley. As Will led them back to her, he tried to decide how to move forward. He had hoped she wouldn’t remember his questions about the separatists, but she had and she’d been clever enough to understand what his goal had been. She knew he wondered if she had been in league with the separatists. That meant she had an idea he might not be who he said he was.

He'd had to make a choice in that moment, and he’d chosen the one duty demanded.

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