Love and Let Spy by Shana Galen

Author:Shana Galen
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Publisher: Sourcebooks
Published: 2014-06-15T16:00:00+00:00

Eleven

Dominic had not seen Jane the rest of the day. He had worked in the stables, or at least pretended to work, while keeping his ears open for any conversations that might hint at who the grain thief might be. But none of the grooms expressed anything but regret at Nessa’s death. None of them seemed displeased with his lot or complained of his wages. By late afternoon, Dominic was no closer to finding the guilty party than he had been at dawn.

Finally, when Old Connor found him dozing in front of his correspondence, Dominic returned to the house, intent upon sleeping for a few hours. Jane’s idea to keep watch in the stables all night seemed better and better the more Dominic considered it. A new shipment of grain had just arrived, so the thief would want to strike soon.

As he paused outside the drawing room, intending to greet his guests before retiring to his bedchamber, he heard his mother’s voice. He eased the door open silently and glimpsed the three ladies sitting properly with teacups balanced on their knees. His mother was saying something about adorning the wedding carriage with silk streamers and white flowers. “What is your favorite flower, Miss Bonde? That is to say, which is your favorite white flower?”

“Uhh…” She looked and sounded weary, much as he would have had he been forced to endure the conversation. “Daisies?” Her eyes met his. He should have realized that she, a spy, would catch him lurking. Her eyes pleaded with him, and she mouthed, help.

“Daisies are a rather common flower,” his mother said, dismissing his betrothed’s suggestion. “I was thinking roses. Much more elegant.” His mother spoke rapidly, as though discussing the wedding was a mere formality. She had obviously already planned the entire affair. Jane must have known this as well. If he were a hero, he would have swooped in and rescued her. She would have made a fine prize. She wore a frothy white gown that seemed to float around her body like storm-tossed waves. Her hair made a golden crown about her head, and not a single strand had escaped to mar the perfection of her high cheekbones, her straight nose, or her full lips. He’d seen her hair down, most recently when she’d been injured and lying on her uncle’s couch in the Barbican group’s offices. He did not know if she’d taken it down or it had fallen from the exertion of her efforts, but it had looked like a shiny silk skein against the dark leather of the couch. Looking at her now, Dominic had the urge to take it down again and let it tumble over her white shoulders and shapely arms.

“Roses would be lovely,” Lady Melbourne responded. “Do not you agree, Jane?”

Jane blinked. She’d been staring at him, just as he had been staring at her. “I am in perfect agreement,” she said, and he knew, without a doubt, she had no idea whatsoever her aunt was discussing.

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