My Lord Deceived by King Rebecca

Author:King, Rebecca
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: romance, romantic suspense, suspense, historical fiction, thrillers, historical romance, mysteries, romantic mysteries, historical mysteries
Publisher: Rebecca King

The following morning Kat let herself out of Dentham Hall, and made her way back down the driveway. She felt strangely deflated that Jonathan hadn’t been there. It felt as though the house was hollow and devoid of life, and she hated it. She was uncomfortable with the fact that he had become so important to her in such a short space of time. Although she had grown up seeing Jonathan around and about the village, she had never really spent any time with him. He had just always been there. Even as a young man, he had been exceptionally handsome and she, along with about every other female in the village, had watched the young boy turn into the handsome and debonair young man who was capable of making the old and young swoon with delight whenever he passed. He had always seemed to be on the fringes of her life. Always there but always set far apart.

It was still that way now, especially now that he spent so much time away from home while he took care of his ‘responsibilities’. She had to admit that she was intrigued to know what those ‘responsibilities’ were, especially given that they demanded so much of his time and he was adamant that he wasn’t married. Not all of his ‘responsibilities’ could be down to government business, could they? She hadn’t dared ask his uncle about it whenever she read to him. It seemed wholly out of place and she didn’t want to raise the old man’s suspicions that she had too much interest in his nephew.

She slowly made her way toward Tattersnell, where the market was in full swing. Her mother and Billy had set out at first light with a cart full of fruit and vegetables, and a lot of additional extras for their regular customers. She could only hope that everyone came to collect their orders because it had become imperative that everything was moved on as quickly as possible.

She walked through the throng and called greetings to those she knew well. She nodded politely to those she wasn’t all that familiar with as she dodged and weaved around the children, livestock and people. Suddenly, the noise in the market dimmed. She glanced up and froze. There, only a few feet away, was none other than Mr Harrison, the Excise Officer. Kat’s heart leapt in her throat as she watched him inspect the contents of the stall. She tried to keep her face impassive while her eyes scanned her mother and a clearly terrified Billy. She silently willed Billy to keep his wits about him and not crumble in front of the nosy inspector, and headed toward them.

“Oh, I am sorry,” she muttered as she bumped into a large, solid wall of a chest.

“Kat? What on earth’s wrong?” Jonathan growled, and drew her to a halt when she would have rushed by him.

Kat’s gaze snapped toward him and she stared at him in astonishment. Delight warred with guilt before it was completely swamped with urgent impatience.

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