Sinfully Bound to the Enigmatic Viscount by Scarlett Osborne

Author:Scarlett Osborne [Osborne, Scarlett]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2020-04-17T16:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 23

I t was late in the afternoon when Diana snuck out, using the servants’ back hallway, like her sister had.

Her heart was racing as she walked down to the end of the garden. She paused, pretending that she was checking the flowers, when she was really making sure that no one had followed her out.

She stopped, leaning down. She glanced back. Her father stood in the window of his study. She glanced back down. When she looked again, he had disappeared, the curtains fluttering.

Diana moved fast, disappearing behind the hedgerow. She broke into a run, until she reached the garden wall. In the very center of the great stone wall, there was a wooden door. She stuck the key into the lock, turning it. She went through, locking it again behind her.

Mary stood waiting for her, holding the reins of two horses. One was an older gray pony, which belonged to Lutterhall Manor for the servants’ use. The other was Diana’s black mare, Delilah.

“Did anyone follow you?” Diana asked.

“No, My Lady. No one paid me any mind,” Mary replied. “We’ve been out here for a long while, and no one’s come along.”

“Good.”

Quietly, they both mounted. Then, Diana urged her mare into a canter, heading into the woods. She felt better once they were under the cover of the trees.

Overhead, birds flitted among the branches. She was tense, keeping an eye out for anyone who might be out there. Her pulse soared as they rode along the forest path. Anyone could come along, and figure out where they were headed. They would surely tell her father. After all, Diana didn’t often go riding in the woods. After Eleonora’s accident, she largely avoided them.

When her horse rounded the bend, into the drive of Cambolton House, she pulled Delilah to a halt. She had to make sure that she wasn’t seen. She dismounted, then looked up at Mary.

“Wait here,” she said. “I’ll be back as soon as I’ve had a moment to speak to him.”

“Very good, My Lady.”

“Thank you, Mary.” She handed Delilah’s reins to Mary, who had dismounted her own horse.

Before leaving the woods, Diana looked about. She could see several servants, milling about Cambolton House. No one was paying any attention. She made her way to the millhouse.

She entered, and he turned toward her. They both stared at each other for a moment. She was so relieved that he was there. She ran to him. He wrapped his arms around her, and she held him close. There was a lump in her throat. She looked up at him, tears blurring the image of him.

He kissed her. She could feel tears streaming down her cheeks. She pulled away.

“What are we going to do?” she asked, devastated.

“Do you think we could convince him otherwise?” he asked. “What did he say?”

“My father says that I can do better. But I know that you love me, as I do you. I will never find another gentleman who cares for me as you do.”

“I love you, Diana.

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