Lady of Intrigue by Sabrina Darby

Author:Sabrina Darby
Language: dan, deu, eng, eng, spa, fra, ita, nld, por, swe
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: regency; spy; assassin; kidnapping; Historical Romance; Scandalous; Entangled
Publisher: Entangled Publishing, LLC
Published: 2015-09-30T16:00:00+00:00

Gerard left the Prater furious and helpless, knowing his fury was an impossible thing. He wanted her to love him for who he was, but how could he ask that of anyone? How could she truly love him? Perhaps, she did not. She had certainly not said as much.

Did it matter? He wanted her and was determined to have her. Perhaps his love for her was an excuse to leave his life behind and to begin a new one. If that were so, he didn’t need her at all to do that. He could be the man he wished to be on his own. But that thought didn’t excite him and a future without her was not nearly as bright.

It would be so much easier to not feel this twisting knife of shame and yearning in his gut. To not desperately wish that he could magically be the man who inspired trust and admiration in her.

Exhaustion swept like a wave over him. He stopped in surprise, rested a hand on the cold stone of building to his left. Yes, he had had little sleep but that was not unusual for him when he was in the midst of a job, and for now, that was still what this was.

He blinked, cleared his vision and continued on. He had faith in Jane’s intelligence now that she knew the danger. He could have entrusted her with another task, with redirecting her interest in Powell publically so people would think it had been for another reason. Jealousy, perhaps. Her proximity to Mrs. Abbings might be fuel to that fire but he did not want her near the woman and the other new dangers she entailed. The last thing Gerard needed was for Metternich to think Powell’s deal was more complicated than a falling out with a partner in trade.

For a brief moment a more complex plan titillated his mind, a Machiavellian one in which he used Metternich and the congress’s concerns to ruin Szabo completely. Bohm would be willing to assist, no doubt, but such a complex plot was not worth the risks when all Gerard wished was to keep Jane safe. The simplest plan was the best, which meant redirection, and if not that Jane was Powell’s lover (the mere thought sent a burning fury through the pit of Gerard’s stomach), then by some other obfuscation.

Another stop at his rooms, where he changed his clothes, added new details to his disguise, this time dressing for stealth, for mixing into the Viennese populace, the surroundings, completely. This afternoon he would see Szabo.

The word spy was an inglorious one. It meant a man doing work for his country without their protection. Or for some other employer, which was even less glorious. It was always understood that if caught Gerard had acted on his own, was not connected to the client in any way. Not that Gerard had ever been caught by anyone other than Badeau during the early days of training.

Regardless, spying compounded by the act of assassination made Gerard’s past actions unforgiveable.

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