Presenting Miss Letitia by Maggi Andersen

Author:Maggi Andersen [Andersen, Maggi]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Fiction, Romance, Historical
Publisher: Dragonblade Publishing
Published: 2019-04-18T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter Thirteen

“That’s a lie!” Marston smashed his wineglass into the fireplace and took a step toward her. With a gasp of fear, Letty backed away as Brandon moved to place himself between her and the seething man.

“Let’s hear what she has to say, Marston,” said Descrier coolly.

Fraughton had gone white with rage. “Yes, Miss Bromley. How do you know this?”

Letty’s heart beat loud in the quiet menace that had fallen over the room. Brandon had taken a firm, reassuring hold of her arm. “It was at the Kirkwood’s ball. Marston and Lady Fraughton weren’t aware that I was in the library. I was hiding from someone behind a screen. Their behavior quite shocked me. They spoke of how they would be together when you were dead, Lord Fraughton.”

“Did they indeed?” Fraughton cried. He reached inside his coat and pulled out a pistol.

“For God’s sake, man.” Brandon’s hand slid down her arm to grip hers.

“Don’t be a fool,” Elford screamed. “A gunshot can be heard for miles over the marshes. It will bring the excisemen to our door. There are bales of opium remaining in the cellar awaiting shipment to London.”

Fraughton dropped the gun and leapt at Marston. Marston was of a larger build, yet he still struggled with the older man. “She lies, I tell you,” he cried feebly as Fraughton, showing more strength than Letty would have credited him with, placed his hands around the man’s neck.

Marston gasped for air, his face turning purple.

“Be ready to run,” Brandon whispered.

As Descrier rushed in to part them, Brandon tugged on her hand and they ran for the door.

“They’re getting away, you idiots,” came Elford’s cry as Letty and Brandon sprinted down the stairs. He whipped open the front door and they ran outside. “Not the stables, those two rogues could be there.”

They ran down through the gardens to a wicket gate in a blackthorn hedge, and then into the park. The moon played games with them as clouds scudded across the sky driven by a strong wind that whipped Letty’s hair in her eyes.

“I think we’re somewhere near Dymchurch. We’ll head for the Hythe coast where we’re more likely to run into the excisemen,” Brandon said. “There’s enough left of the night for them to still be around. But we don’t have long. It will be daylight soon.”

Letty managed to keep up with him, but his long legs would soon outpace her. Her sandals were never meant for this activity, and she couldn’t see the ground clearly. A moment later, she stumbled into a ditch. A pain shot up her leg. “Ow!” She hopped on one foot.

Brandon bent over her. “Are you hurt?”

“I think I’ve twisted my ankle.” She tried to put her weight on it, and the flash of pain made her gasp. “Go on without me. I’ll hide here somewhere.”

“Not a good idea.” Brandon lifted her into his arms and set off again, stalking through the trees.

“I am slowing you down,” she protested. “I am not a featherweight.”

“It can’t be helped.

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