Scorned Ever More by Christina Mcknight

Author:Christina Mcknight [McKnight, Christina]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Christina McKnight

Chapter 14

ANDREW HAD BEEN forced from his own townhouse by Mrs. Bee and his valet. Logically, he’d sought refuge at White’s Gentlemen’s Club, where he paid handsomely for peace and quiet. One would think that having a title, funds, and your own home would entitle a man to a bit of harmony, but no. His servants were determined to drive him from the comforts of his own bedchambers.

White’s held all the luxuries of his own home: fine meals and spirits, warm atmosphere, comfortable seating… Beyond that, he could also enjoy card games and the company of like-minded men, something lacking at his estate. Initially upon arrival, he’d escaped to a lesser-used corner of the room, not far from the warm fire, and spread the Post across his lap for some light afternoon reading. You’d think he would have learned his lesson with respect to current affairs, but his thirst for a diversion won out over his need to avoid any new information about a certain couple.

He’d barely settled into the paper with drink in hand before a gentleman approached him. Andrew could not remember the man’s name, no less his title.

“Drake.” The man offered his tumbler in salute. “Happy to hear about Lord Chastain’s nuptials. Let him know I wish him good tidings.” Blood hummed through Andrew’s veins so loudly it nearly drowned out the man’s words.

He didn’t raise his own glass in salute to the new couple nor speak, preferring to stare quietly.

“I will leave you to your paper,” the man wisely said before turning tail and returning to his seat across the room.

“Idiot.” He returned to the paper, scanning the page for anything interesting to calm his nerves. To his vexation, not one headline caught his eye. It was all the same: levied taxes expected to rise, Bonaparte taking down Ottoman troops by the thousands, and the ongoing debate in the American colonies over slavery. None of these issues held his attention for long, though as a British lord, he knew he should be concerned about such goings-on.

Finally, he discarded the paper in favor of his drink.

He’d sobered since his confrontation with Mrs. Bee, and had actually turned away two lovely women sent by Madame Sasha to improve his spirits. His housekeeper was correct in assuming some time away from his townhouse would do him good, and further, would give his servants time to tidy the mess he’d made of the place. But he would not let her know that, so he had slipped from the house and hoped she didn’t notice his absence.

Focusing on the fire, Andrew contemplated what was next for him. Attending social functions hadn’t helped distract him. Unsavory women, while alluring, hadn’t held his attention. And now, it seemed his club was not the sanctuary it had once been. He would retire to his country estate if Mrs. Bee hadn’t impressed upon him how much he’d frightened the staff in residence, who still worked to repair the damage he’d done.

Maybe a trip abroad would

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