Love's Price by Cheryl Holt - Lord Trent 02 - Love's Price

Author:Cheryl Holt - Lord Trent 02 - Love's Price [Holt, Cheryl]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Romance, Historical
ISBN: 1484858425
Amazon: B00D3U3CJA
Barnesnoble: B00D3U3CJA
Goodreads: 18054951
Publisher: BookBaby
Published: 2013-05-29T16:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER FOURTEEN

Helen ran into her bedchamber, slammed the door, and began to pace.

She felt as if her world was collapsing, as if she was drowning in a sea of bad decisions.

Without reservation or restraint, she had given herself to James Harcourt. She’d gleefully sought ruination, while asking for nothing in exchange but a bit of assistance in finding her sister—assistance that had failed to materialize.

He’d agreed to help her, but after what she’d witnessed down in the parlor with Miranda Wilson, she had to accept that he’d probably been lying. About Harriet. About everything.

Helen was no better than the lowest scullery maid who spread her legs for a few pennies, except that in Helen’s case, she hadn’t even tried to get what she’d bargained for up front.

Why was she so gullible? Why had her common sense flown out the window?

He was a man who allowed high-stakes gambling in his home, and she kept conveniently forgetting that the first time she met him, he’d believed she was a prostitute.

He had a relationship with Miranda that Helen didn’t understand, but obviously, it was much more involved than he would ever admit. And if he would seduce Helen, while carrying on with his ward, of what other perfidy might he be capable?

What had she done? What was she thinking?

She pulled out her portmanteau and tossed it on the bed, ready to pack it and depart. But to where? Where could she go? Who—in the entire kingdom—would take her in?

She stared into the wardrobe, at the pretty dresses that had been delivered. They provided stark evidence that she’d sold her soul for a cupboard of frills and trinkets. She could have demanded so much more for herself. Why had she settled for so little?

Suddenly, she could hear him marching down the hall, and his confident approach only underscored her precarious situation. She couldn’t deny or refuse him, her sole option being to participate in their affair for as long as he insisted it continue.

When they had started in, it had seemed so right, so natural. Now, it merely seemed idiotic and dangerous.

He barged in without knocking, and as she whipped around to face him, she wondered if there were servants in the hall, if anyone had seen him enter.

How many minutes would pass before gossip filtered out that he was in her bedchamber? Once their liaison became common knowledge, what other disasters would it bring?

“Get out of here!” she said, more furious than she’d ever been.

“No.”

He looked over at the bed, saw her bag, and his own fury spiked. He stomped over, grabbed it, and pitched it on the floor.

“I have not given you permission to leave.”

“I’m an adult, and I can go whenever I want. You don’t own me.”

“No, I don’t, but you’ll do as I say, and you’ll do it gladly.”

She was trembling so violently that if she’d been holding a pistol, she might have shot him.

“I am not loose,” she declared, “and I am not a whore.”

“Have I ever so much

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