My Sister's Intended by Rachael Anderson

Author:Rachael Anderson
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Published: 2018-03-20T03:00:00+00:00

PRUDENCE FELT UNACCOUNTABLY irritable during her walk back to Talford Hall. She tugged on Scamp’s restraint, keeping him from inspecting a mound of dirt. He tried to resist, but his little body was not strong enough to do battle with Prudence’s current mood.

“Come, Scamp. We’ve spent far too long in the woods, and it is past time for us to return home. Mother and Sophia will be wondering what has become of us.”

Scamp yipped in response but followed nonetheless.

As soon as the side of Talford Hall came into view, with its ivy-clad stone walls, Scamp must have realized his freedom was about to come to an end because he attempted to dart back into the woods. He only got as far as his leash would allow before he protested by yipping and whining. Prudence looked down at her forlorn puppy, and her heart softened a little.

“Yes, I know you do not want to say goodbye to our new friends and go inside, but even you must realize it is for the best. Lord Knave is to marry my sister, and Brute does not belong to him. If we become too attached, it’ll be to our detriment. Don’t you see?”

Even though Prudence knew Scamp did not see at all—or likely even care—it made her feel stronger and wiser to take on the role of teacher. She preferred giving lectures to receiving them, even though her words were more for her benefit than the puppy’s.

Lord Knave had been right to insist on taking his leave, and Prudence had been wrong to beg him for answers to her questions. Even now, the memory of his lips against hers and his hands in her hair sent shivers through her entire body. She had asked him if every kiss felt as blissful, but deep down, she knew that could not be the case. Mr. Winston could never transport her to such an exquisite realm. Prudence had felt the passion, complexity of thoughts, and all the sensations Lord Knave had said he could never describe, and oh, what a lesson.

But had it been merely a lesson? For a few moments, Prudence had thought it had, at least for Lord Knave. It had been the hope she’d clung to, the thing that enabled her to pretend it had been nothing more than a lesson for her as well. But then she had to beg for another answer to another question. Why had she done that? Why hadn’t she left well enough alone?

Even now, the honesty of his words thudded around in her head, pleasing and unnerving her all over again. She had been so certain that he viewed her only as a silly child, but after he had kissed her in that way, looked at her with such intensity, and called her beautiful, she realized that she had been wrong about him yet again.

Yes, he’d confessed to assessing many other women that night, but why had he chosen Prudence as the example and not Sophia? If he

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