Miss Minerva's Pirate Mishap: A Sweet Regency Romance (Bluestocking Battalion Book 1) by Maggie Dallen & Maggie M. Dallen

Author:Maggie Dallen & Maggie M. Dallen [Dallen, Maggie & Dallen, Maggie M.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2021-02-15T23:00:00+00:00

Chapter 9

Minerva’s father was so preoccupied with the visiting gentry the following day that he did not notice that Minerva had disappeared to the cave to once more meet Marcus and fill him in on the officers and the townsfolk. This meeting was short and chaperoned by Caleb, who was not the most proper of chaperones, to be certain, but his presence served its purpose.

Their conversation remained strictly business. There were no stolen kisses and no talk of running off together, sailing into the sunset on some whim.

Which was good, Minerva reminded herself as she trekked back to her home. It was for the best.

Her heart did not necessarily believe the admonition, but her heart had no say in the matter.

Minerva’s father was not yet home when she returned, so it only meant one interrogation to endure.

“But what did he want?” Abigail asked from where she’d positioned herself on the bed.

For me to run away with him.

Minerva tugged on her gloves. No, she would not tell even Abigail about that, even if her other three sisters weren’t listening in on every word.

“You have to tell us,” Hattie said, her blue eyes big and filled with excitement. Hattie and Abigail had inherited their father’s coloring with their ivory skin, fair hair, and wide blue eyes. The youngest of the five, Hattie had turned sixteen this past summer and was already turning out to be a beauty.

One of these days, she’d be more in demand at the dances than even Rebecca. Or, at least, she would if she ever overcame her shyness.

Minerva went over to her and started to pin up her blonde curls while Rebecca did the same to her own hair in the mirror beside Hattie.

Rebecca, Hattie, and Sally had used their free hours that afternoon to finish decorating and making arrangements for the ball; while they knew Minerva had gone off to meet with their father’s old friend—twice now—they now also knew he was no old friend at all.

“I cannot believe you did not tell us earlier about your fright the other night,” Sally said. She was perched on the bed beside Abigail. Not one to be overly concerned with appearances, she had donned her nicest gown and pulled her hair back into a neat chignon and left it at that.

Sally was far more interested in talk of pirates, as Minerva had suspected she would be, which was why she hadn’t mentioned it to her earlier. She’d brought Abigail with her to the tavern for this reason as well. Abigail trusted her implicitly and never pestered her for answers.

As the two closest in age and having shared the same room since they were babes, Abigail knew full well that Minerva would tell her everything when she was good and ready.

Sally did not share her patience.

“Who was he after?” Sally asked, leaning forward on her elbows. “And what did he want with you?”

Minerva sighed. “You can rest easy, Sally. My honor has not been slighted, and you do not have to rush off and fight my battles for me anymore.

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