Lady Hope's Dashing Devil by Ava Stone

Author:Ava Stone [Stone, Ava]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Ava Stone

Upon his arrival at Whitton House, Thad was shown directly into Danby’s study. The old duke greeted him with a nod of his head. “Thaddeus, what a surprise. Do come in, do come in.” He gestured to one of the seats across his mahogany desk.

“Thank you, Your Grace,” he replied, settling into one of the matching chairs. “I hope I’m not interrupting.”

Danby gestured dismissively at his desk. “It can all wait. More important things in life, don’t you agree?”

“Like the building of new churches.” Thad agreed with an incline of his head.

“Bah.” The duke shrugged. “Do you know I spent this morning bouncing one great-grandson on my knee while reading a story to a whole gaggle of my other great-grandchildren? Nothing is more important than that.”

Perhaps not to Danby, but England was still in desperate need of more churches. “Did you know in St. Marylebone there are seats enough for 8,000 bodies at church, but over 76,000 people? With the shift in population, sir—”

“Tell me you didn’t really seek me out to talk about churches, Thaddeus.”

Well, it was part of the reason. It’s what he’d spent the majority of the season talking about with powerful and influential peers. But the rest of his visit had something to do with an enchanting blonde he couldn’t stop thinking about even if she was leading him on a wild goose chase. “In all honesty, I did hear an interesting piece of on dit in regards to you, Your Grace.”

“From that blonde you were in the park with yesterday?” Danby’s blue eyes twinkled just a bit. “Tell me, what does my great-niece say?”

Damn the man for being too observant by half. Thad tugged slightly at his cravat. “Do you really have a stack of special licenses in your possession?”

A ghost of a smile tipped the edges of the duke’s lips. “She told you that, did she?”

Did that mean Danby did or did not have a stack of special licenses? “She said your great-nieces and nephews are falling all over themselves trying to secure matches before you make some sort of decree in regards to them.”

At that, the old man sat back in his chair and chuckled. “I should come to Town more often. I’ve had quite a lively time this season.”

Thad had never considered Danby maddening until now. Why was the duke being so evasive? “I am glad to hear it, sir, but…”

“Does Hope want to know if I’ve secured a match for her? Did she make you her errand boy?”

Hardly that. Thad snorted. “She doesn’t seem to care one way or the other, but…”

“But…?” Danby encouraged.

Damn it all. Best just to say it, right? “Well, Your Grace, I want to know if you’ve already picked out some fellow for her.”

“And what if I have?” The duke folded his arms across his chest.

“Well, sir, I—” Thad cleared his throat. What if Danby had already handpicked someone for Lady Hope? Thad’s days of sparring with and kissing the girl would be over. “Well, I’ve always

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