Promise of Redemption (Searching Hearts Book 5) by Ellie St. Clair

Author:Ellie St. Clair [St. Clair, Ellie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Prairie Lily Press
Published: 2018-08-06T16:00:00+00:00

14

When Daniel thought of all the places in the world he could be at this very moment, a picnic in Hyde Park with his wife, his sister and her husband, and what seemed to be half the ton looking on was near the bottom of his list.

Had Polly addressed her note to him asking them to attend, he would have refused before he had even reached the end of it. But no, his sister was much smarter than that, and instead had sent it to Christina, who very gladly accepted on their behalf. He had told her in no uncertain terms that he would not be attending, but when she told him she would ask Lord Hudson to escort her, and wouldn’t that give the ton something to talk about, he finally resigned himself to the fact that he would be spending a day outdoors with some of the worst people in all of London.

Though he had to admit, his wife certainly seemed happy. Christina, Polly, and Lady Beatrice were chatting away animatedly in front of him, while Daniel brooded as Hudson and his brother-in-law, Lord Taylor, spoke around him.

“Ravenhall, it is jolly good to see you out and about,” said Taylor. “We are family, it’s true, and yet I feel as though I hardly know you. Why, Polly says—”

Daniel shot him a withering glare that quelled any further conversation. He had little interest in what Polly had to say. He knew his sister, the youngest and therefore the one who didn’t even remember Daniel as a child, found him somewhat fascinating, a fact which disconcerted him.

Taylor forged on. “Yes. Well, that is to say—”

“If you will excuse me, gentlemen, I must speak with my wife.”

Daniel increased his speed, quickly reaching the women, and he leaned down to speak into Christina’s ear.

“Lady Ravenhall, would you allow me to escort you the rest of the way?” he asked, gesturing down the path they were to travel to reach the picnic destination.

Her eyes widened, and he realized she had never known the Daniel who could flirt, who enjoyed the small, trivial things that seemed to matter to his peers.

“Of course,” she responded, her hand coming to his arm as they broke away slightly from the other women.

“Thank you for agreeing to come,” she said, though he knew she was fully aware he had no intentions of attending until she had forced his hand. “I do appreciate the opportunity to better get to know your family and to spend more time at events.”

“Yes. Well,” he shrugged. “This will not be a typical occurrence, you do understand? At some point, I will be returning to the country. Though if you would like to stay in London, I suppose it could be arranged.”

She turned her serene stare upon him and shook her head. “No, Daniel, I think it is better that we reside together.”

“Very well,” he said with a shrug, though why she was adamant about this, he wasn’t sure. “Once this threat is gone, then we will return to the country.

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