Redeeming the Earl by Jenn Langston

Author:Jenn Langston
Language: eng
Format: mobi, azw3, epub
ISBN: 9781619359888
Publisher: Soul Mate Publishing
Published: 2015-11-18T00:00:00+00:00

“Thank you for coming so quickly, Madam Hershal. I trust you had a pleasant journey.”

“Merely tolerable, my lord. I fear I don’t enjoy travel. However, your cause intrigued me.” Her assessing eyes made him uncomfortable. “Please call me Sylvia. The care you show for your wife does you credit.”

Discomfited with the praise, he moved further into the room. “I appreciate the offer of familiarity, however, considering our circumstances, I must decline. Shall we sit? The countess will be joining us before long.”

As if conjured by his words, Rebecca appeared in the doorway. He jumped to his feet and basked in the sight of her. Her upswept hair cascaded down her left shoulder, tempting him to brush it back for her. However, the wariness in her eyes told him such a notion wouldn’t be appreciated, regardless if they were alone.

He cleared his throat. “Lady Dunmore, please allow me to introduce Madam Sylvia Hershal. She has agreed to assist you during this time.” He turned to the midwife, relieved to see her icy stare on his wife instead of him. “Madam Hershal, this is Rebecca Edwards, Countess of Dunmore.”

Rebecca inclined her head in acknowledgment, but didn’t part her tight lips. He didn’t like it. Where was his warm, amusing wife? Fear pierced his chest. Had the pregnancy already begun to affect her?

“Thank you for the introduction, my lord,” Madam Hershal said. “The countess and I can become better acquainted now.”

With that, he was dismissed. He shook his head as he left the room. To be dismissed in his own home, at the hand of the guest, no less, was unsettling. The world had turned upside down. Regardless, he allowed it.

Needing a distraction, he sought out his steward, Josiah. Over the last few months, Charles had taken a lesser role in regard to the estate. As a reward, less money had been collected from the tenants, and more paid out in repair. He intended to discover why.

While walking down the corridor leading to the room he’d assigned to his steward, he heard whispers. Normally he didn’t waste time on such things, but the sound of his wife’s name had him stopping and straining his ears.

“. . . will get worse since she’s here.”

“But what can be done about it? Matters are only going to escalate further once she’s dead.”

Charles’s hands clenched, but he forced himself under control. He needed to discover what they were talking about.

“Yes, but she will die. Everyone knows that.” The voice sounded regretful. “What we need to do is decide a course of action before that happens. Rally the others, and we’ll hold a meeting.”

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