Redemption by Jaimey Grant

Author:Jaimey Grant
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Tags: Romance, regency romance, regency england, love story, regency, clean romance, historical romance
ISBN: 9781617521683
Publisher: TreasureLine Publishing
Published: 2013-05-02T00:00:00+00:00

Adam returned to London that very evening. He found his house in a bit of an uproar, his wife upbraiding Dare while Miles stood by, watching grimly. Three servants stood a little way off, their eyes round as saucers.

Adam gave them one meaningful look, and they swiftly departed. With the departure of the menials came an embarrassed but defiant silence on Bri’s part, a brooding one on Dare’s, and a look of absolute relief on Miles’s.

“Anyone care to explain?” he asked mildly, a sure sign he was well on his way to being upset.

Bri threw her hands up. “I give up. You deal with him.” And she stormed out, slamming the door behind her.

“I apologize, Adam,” Dare said quietly. “I never meant to upset her. Especially in her condition.”

Miles glared at his twin. “You should have thought of that before,” he said evenly, back in firm control of his emotions. He, too, took his leave, managing to close the door behind him with a snap rather than an all-out slam.

Adam gave Dare a long look. “Care to explain that cryptic statement?” he asked, his voice having gained the silkiness that suggested he was most displeased.

Dare just stared at him for a long moment. His face held not a hint of the emotions churning within him. He was the lowest despicable cad—and he knew it. He didn’t need his cousin telling him what he already knew.

Even knowing the reaction his confession would cause, Dare nevertheless stated, calmly and clearly, “Miles is engaged to marry Lady Genevieve Northwicke…because she is pregnant…with my child…and I could not be found to do right by her.”

Adam’s eyes narrowed to dangerous little slits. “You…did…WHAT!?” Each word was separated, drawn out, the last one ending on an explosion of sound that threatened to rock the house on its foundation.

Dare neither said nor did a thing. He just waited. He knew what was coming, physically and mentally bracing himself.

Two seconds later, Adam’s fist connected with his jaw. Dare barely moved. He favored his cousin with a blank stare, calmly pulling his handkerchief from his pocket. He pressed it to his bleeding lip.

“Have you nothing to say?” the baronet finally snapped.

“I have no defense, Adam,” was Dare’s softly spoken reply.

He wanted to hit him again. Dare could see the desire on Adam’s face and was mildly surprised when his cousin restrained himself.

“What did Con say?” The older man’s tone was back to calm, and infinitely dangerous.

“He threatened to hunt me down, of course, but refrained since Miles so gallantly offered for her.”

His tone was utterly devoid of emotion. He was shocked he could keep the pain from his words. His brother was going to marry Lady Genevieve Northwicke. The only woman who’d ever made him feel even remotely worthy of life. The only woman, who, after hearing his pathetic story, offered friendship and redemption for his battered heart.

The only woman he’d ever love.

And he, damned idiot that he was, ran away, scared out of his mind by the emotions she made him feel.

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