One Thing Led to Another (Singular Sensation Book 6) by Sandra Sookoo

Author:Sandra Sookoo [Sookoo, Sandra]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: New Independence Books
Published: 2023-10-10T18:30:00+00:00

Another half hour later, he sat in a private room at the Rogue’s Arcade, and for three in the morning, there was quite a lot of activity filling the rooms. When a footman came to the table with his standing order of brandy, Graham shook his head and declined. “I would rather have a pot of strong coffee. Thank you.”

If the footman thought it an odd request, he was too well trained to show it.

Soon enough, other men from the club filtered into the room—Timelbury, Winteringham, and of course, Hazelton. Not seeing Lockwood come through the door sent relief twisting down his spine. “It’s good to see you.” No doubt Lockwood, Edenthorpe, and even St. Vincent had domestic tasks—or contentment—to keep them occupied. No longer were the rogues a cohesive unit, meeting together at all hours of the night. Bitterness cut through his chest.

Bah. That isn’t what I want for my own life.

Was it?

Hazelton chuckled as he took a chair next to Graham. “What trouble have you gotten yourself into now? We haven’t cleared the last spate.”

“Which is one of the reasons I’m here. Sleep is elusive.” Which wasn’t a lie, per se, but sleep now included being bedeviled by thoughts and feelings that related to Caroline. “There is much on my mind.” When the footman returned bearing a silver pot, a porcelain cup, and tiny pots of cream and lumps of sugar, Hazelton eyed him askance. “No brandy?”

“I am trying to reduce my dependence on various vices.” Graham refused to meet his gaze as he poured out a cup of the fragrant brew. “I have been made to see that I’ve used those things to hide behind, to escape from life, but now I must battle their hold on me.”

The men sitting around the table exchanged glances of surprise as murmurs of the same filled the air, but it was Winteringham who spoke first.

“Correct me if I’m wrong, but a man only wishes to make such changes in his life for one of two reasons.” He held up a hand and put a finger in the air. “He has recently had a brush with death, or…” He held up a second finger as his gaze found Graham’s. “…he has met a woman who has sent his existence tip over tail.”

Heat crept along the back of his neck, but he took refuge in his cup of coffee. “Or perhaps said man is wanted for a murder he didn’t commit and wishes to do the most with the time he has been allotted.”

“No.” This time it was Timelbury who protested. He chopped the air with a hand while his blue eyes sparkled with mirth. “That may very well have been true a week ago, but something else has happened to you in the interim. Something… far too interesting.”

Well, damn. “I have been conducting an investigation, of course.”

Hazelton grinned. His light brown hair gleamed in the gaslights. “You might be looking for clues, but gossip has been buzzing about the contretemps involving you at a rout last night.

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