Seducing the Spy: a Rousing Regency Spy Romance by Celeste Bradley

Author:Celeste Bradley [Bradley, Celeste]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Celeste Bradley
Published: 2024-02-24T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 18

Alicia belly-flopped herself across the bed and let her slippers dangle from her toes. “I like the green gown.”

Garrett rolled his eyes. “How did you manage to live so long without the least clue how to dress? The green gown is to shock and surprise.” He pulled shimmering gold from the wardrobe. “This one is to stun.”

Alicia popped a chocolate into her mouth as she gazed uncertainly at the gown. “It’s beautiful, but it’s too grand for me. I ought not to have let you persuade me to spend so much. Perhaps if I were ever to go to Court?”

Garrett tapped her on the top of her head with an impatient fingertip. “Great house. Prince Regent. Lord Wyndham’s attention.” He glared at her. “This is as ‘Court’ as you will ever see, lover.” He shook the gown at her. “Remember the Sirens? You must outshine Lady Julia.”

Alicia dropped her head to hide her face in the bed. “Oh, blast,” she muttered into the coverlet. “Better try to outshine the sun.”

“Precisely. Which is why you will wear the gold.”

“Yes, Mummy,” Alicia said resentfully. Then another thought struck her. “Won’t Lady Julia be dressing to stun?”

Garrett shook his head. “Not here. In fact, I wouldn’t be surprised if she appears almost sedate tonight. She won’t want to stand out, as if she could help it. I don’t know why those three came, but they aren’t here for the orgy.”

“Well, neither am I,” Alicia said stoutly. “I’m here to save England from traitors. Or at least, I was.” She rolled over onto her back and stared up at the draped cornice above her head. “Wyndham won’t so much as touch my hand.”

“An excellent sign.” Garrett fluffed the shimmering gown. “He doesn’t trust himself to get too close.” He cast her a sideways glance. “You never did tell me precisely what happened between you two last night.”

Alicia moaned and covered her face with her hands. Never. Not even to Garrett. “Let us simply say that he dared get too close.”

“Well, if you continue to be stingy with details, I’ll simply have to let my very extensive imagination take over.”

“Oh, spare me your extensive imagination. I’ve a quite elaborate one of my own, thank you.” She let her hands fall but kept her eyes closed. “For five minutes this afternoon, I thought he was married. It was the longest five minutes of my life.”

She felt Garrett’s weight settle onto the bed beside her. “Sweeting.” His voice was gentle, all sharp parading set aside. “My pretty one, you know better than that.”

Alicia opened her eyes and smiled up at Garrett, who appeared a bit blurry. “He would never wed me. I know. I’m not the sort of woman a man like him would wed. I’m not the sort of woman that any man would wed, I think.”

Garrett smoothed her hair. “I’ll marry you. We’ll take Wyndham’s money and live a scandalous, avant-garde Montmartre sort of life, only in London instead of Paris. I’ll have a hundred beaus and you’ll have more.

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