Little Red Shadow (A Talented Fairy Tale Book 2) by S. C. Grayson

Author:S. C. Grayson [Grayson, S. C.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781648984143
Publisher: City Owl Press
Published: 2023-10-02T16:00:00+00:00

12

When Scarlett made her way back downstairs, she was much more decent, although it was still a relative statement. Her clothes bore several small tears from the night before, and Benedict clearly wasn’t as good at getting blood out of clothes as Scarlett was, judging by the dull coppery stains dotting her shirt. Still, she was glad for her short hair, which was easily tamed with a quick finger comb. As she glanced in the mirror above Benedict’s washstand, she pronounced herself good enough, knowing there was nothing to be done about the cuts littering her face or the hollows under her eyes from too many nights spent prowling rooftops instead of sleeping.

Scarlett followed voices back into the dining room, where Benedict had somehow embroiled Leon in a discussion on the recent rise of romanticism in paintings. Despite the direness of the situation, it seemed Benedict had an easy time conversing with people, even in the most intimate of situations. Scarlett’s cheeks warmed at the thought of the things he murmured to her not ten minutes earlier and reminded herself to focus on the matter at hand.

As she rounded the corner into the room, Leon sprang to his feet. Taking two large steps forward, he stopped abruptly, as if he wasn’t sure whether to hug her or keep his distance, looking her over from head to toe.

“That was incredibly stupid,” he settled for saying.

“Bold words for somebody I once watched fall out of Georgette’s window with his pants around his ankles.”

Benedict coughed violently into his teacup.

Leon shook his head. “You shouldn’t have done that for me. I would have been fine.”

“You can thank me for taking that thrashing for you by explaining to me what exactly you were doing there, and why on earth you haven’t contacted Georgette yet. If you’ve gone off of her, I might just throw you back into that pit and let Ivor have his way with you after all.” Scarlett slid into a chair and propped her chin in her hands, looking at Leon expectantly.

Leon looked back and forth between Benedict and Scarlett before resuming his seat with a heavy exhale.

“I assume Georgette told you I had gone to Paris to get my father’s blessing to propose?”

Scarlett nodded, and Benedict leaned in with interest.

“When I got there and saw my father, he told me he had no intention of sending me back to London. He wanted to send me to America to expand his art trade. When I refused, saying I planned to return to London for Georgette, well…” Leon ran his hands through his hair, showing that he too bore bruised knuckles. “He disowned me.”

Scarlett grimaced. She knew all too well the struggles of being forced to fend for oneself overnight.

“What about your art trade?” Benedict chimed in.

“I’m trying to set off on my own with it,” Leon explained, spreading his hands on the table in front of him. “But all our pieces legally belong to my father, and I don’t have the capital to acquire many works on my own.

Download

Copyright Disclaimer:
This site does not store any files on its server. We only index and link to content provided by other sites. Please contact the content providers to delete copyright contents if any and email us, we'll remove relevant links or contents immediately.