Never Deceive a Bluestocking by Dawn Brower

Author:Dawn Brower [Brower, Dawn]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Monarchal Glenn Press
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

Wes sat in Graystone’s study and tapped his finger on the arm of his chair. They’d been in there for a quarter of an hour waiting for dinner to be announced.

“What are you thinking about?” Graystone asked.

“Nothing,” he said nonchalantly. Fox probably believed Wes was worried about him and his wife. He would be wrong. Wes wanted to leave the study and go search for Lady Carolina. He didn’t even know what he’d do if he found her. She would probably be irritated to see him, and he wouldn’t blame her. They didn’t have a conventional relationship. No one in her family was aware he’d been teaching her, and they would be quite dismayed if they did.

“We should go to the sitting room,” Graystone announced. “Dinner will commence faster if we do. Then we can return here and leave the ladies alone to gossip.”

“I’m all right with that,” Fox agreed. He stood and waited for Graystone, then followed him out. Wes sighed and did the same. He kept a slower pace, reluctant to go into the sitting room. Fox and Graystone were deep in conversation and hadn’t noticed he wasn’t right there with them. Wes ducked into the library for a few moments alone.

He frowned. The room wasn’t as empty as he’d hoped to find it. The twins were standing near the window seat, deep in conversation. They turned, identical expressions of irritation in his direction. He glanced at one, then the other. As he studied them, he realized they were not as indistinguishable as he’d believed. He would know Lady Carolina anywhere. Her golden blonde hair was pulled back in a simple chignon. Her twin’s locks were less…tame, with few loose curls that had escaped falling over her forehead. Lady Christiana had a wildness about her that couldn’t be contained. Lady Carolina was more serene, but not in a fragile way. She had a quiet strength and determination he’d come to admire.

Not that she didn’t have a little wildness in her as well. She had come to audition in men’s clothing, after all. The difference was she made calculated decisions, and in his opinion, Lady Christiana made more impulsive ones. He didn’t envy Fox in that regard. “My apologies,” he said. “I was unaware anyone was in here.”

“Don’t go,” Lady Christiana said. “We were about to depart. You can stay here if you wish to.”

“She’s right,” Lady Carolina replied, then smiled. “Though dinner should be announced soon. Perhaps you can visit the library after.”

“That’s true,” he said. He met her gaze and tilted his lips upward. Wes wished she’d been alone. He had a need to pull her into his arms and kiss her. Perhaps it was serendipitous that she’d been with her twin. That urge would have been a mistake. “I could escort you both to the sitting room.”

“That would be lovely,” Lady Christiana told him. She narrowed her gaze and studied him. Why was she doing that? Wes ignored her. He was certain if he reacted, it would only encourage her.

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