Pirate Hunter's Mistress (The Virginia Brides) by Vinet Lynette

Author:Vinet, Lynette [Vinet, Lynette]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Steel Magnolia Press
Published: 2013-10-05T07:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER

SIXTEEN

Marlee walked the distance to the Swan Inn by way of the beach. She didn’t use Governor Rogers’s driver because she hated Beatrix to know where she was headed. The simple fact was that she didn’t wish anyone to know her destination in the event that Sloane was unable to help her. She didn’t know if he would help her, but she prayed he’d understand her situation and offer to assist her.

“You be wantin’ to see Captain Mason?” the innkeeper asked her and eyed her suspiciously when she was standing inside the inn.

“That’s what I said, sir,” she answered with a dignified air. “I want to speak to Captain Mason. Is he in?”

“Aye. Room three at the top o’ the stairs. You ain’t like his other women,” the man noted and raked Marlee’s petite frame with lecherous eyes.

Goodness! The crude man thought she was one of Sloane Mason’s doxies. A flush highlighted her complexion for him to think such a thing though she’d worn a simple blue gown with a modest neckline. “What you think isn’t my concern,” she replied in a tone which would freeze water. “Please tell Captain Mason that I wish to see him.”

The innkeeper was clearly taken aback by her haughtiness. “Tell him yourself, my fine lady! I ain’t no lackey. Room three, I told you.” In a huff he turned his back on her and left Marlee standing in full view of the diners in the tap room. Some of the men, clearly disreputable-looking creatures, watched her with lecherous eyes. She couldn’t stand here all day like she was on exhibit, but she’d never gone to a man’s room by herself. However, when one of the men made a motion as if to rise from his chair and come toward her, Marlee scampered up the nearby stairs to seek out Sloane Mason in the belief that he was the lesser of two evils.

Finding Sloane’s room, she timidly knocked upon the door. Now that she was finally here she was uncertain that Sloane would help her. She’d been quite rude to him, and he and Lark weren’t what one could term “close.”

“Who is it?” came Sloane’s deep masculine voice when she knocked harder upon the door.

“It’s Lady Arden. I must speak to you.”

At least a minute passed before he opened the door. When he did she saw that his shirt was opened and he was hastily buttoning his trousers. “Come in, your ladyship,” he cordially invited. “It’s a rare honor to have you seek me out.” Opening the door wider, he gestured her inside.

Marlee hesitated for a moment but went into the room, totally unprepared for the sight of a blond-haired woman who was hurriedly pulling a dress over her voluptuous figure. The true situation of what Sloane and this woman had been doing when she’d interrupted them was clarified by the sight of the rumpled bed sheets. Marlee felt so embarrassed that she immediately put her hands over her blushing cheeks. “Oh, I’m sorry. Forgive me for intruding.

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