Secrets of a Perfect Night by Stephanie Laurens & Victoria Alexander & Rachel Gibson

Author:Stephanie Laurens & Victoria Alexander & Rachel Gibson [Laurens, Stephanie & Alexander, Victoria & Gibson, Rachel]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Publisher: HarperCollins
Published: 2011-10-03T09:53:13+00:00

1815

It was not until some months later that I received a letter from Jason and learned the truth. He had indeed been on his way to meet you when he was waylaid by thugs we believe were hired by your father. They released him miles from London and it was several days before he managed to make his way back to the city.

Jason confronted Lord Gresham, who told him you had taken your own life. Jason tried to find me in the city, but by that time I was with you at Gresham Manor. How I wish he’d had the presence of mind to wait for my return. Instead, he carried out your plans alone and departed for America. He left only because he thought you were dead, and further thought it was his doing. He could bear neither the thought of living here without you nor his own guilt.

God help me, Rachael, I wanted to tell you at once. I wanted to ease the heartache I well know you bore for years even as you tried to hide it from me. But I am in essence a weak man, and I could not bear the thought of losing you. As you well know, our fears as to the possibility of a child were ill founded. There was nothing to truly bind you to me. So I kept still.

I sent funding to Jason to help him start a new life and fully intended to continue doing so, but he was a clever young man and built a fortune of his own with little further assistance from me. And I did all I could to make your life happy.

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