Spyfall by Carter Elizabeth Ellen & Publishing Dragonblade

Author:Carter, Elizabeth Ellen & Publishing, Dragonblade
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Fiction, Romance, Medieval
Publisher: Dragonblade Publishing, Inc.
Published: 2019-07-08T16:00:00+00:00

Susannah was directed by the innkeeper’s wife to the salon of Madam Lefanu. The woman and her apprentices, too, had gasped over the color and the fineness of the fabric.

The dress was an indulgence. And she had Nate to thank for helping her see there was more to life than the small existence she had created.

Despite her best efforts, she found her thoughts drifting back to him. Was he here in Truro? Should she call on him?

Recalling the name on a card Hardacre had given her, she walked past the White Hart Inn instead of going in and, instead, crossed into Wharf Street. She found the name – Charteris House – on a row of terraced shops, whitewashed but mostly unassuming. Two of the three shopfronts had brightly painted signs advertising their wares. The middle shop, over which the Charteris House sign sat, was devoid of such promotion.

She crossed the road and peered through the window. It appeared to be a chandlery, filled with bright brass bits and pieces she didn’t know the names of, with a back wall filled with clocks. It looked like a charming place.

“Can I help you, miss?”

Susannah hadn’t seen the shopkeeper emerge.

“Oh! I’m sorry. I… it’s just I heard a friend mention this place once and…”

She backed away and the little man with the thick glasses offered a smile.

“Is there anything in particular you’re looking for? We’re specialists in finding unusual wares.”

“Oh, ah, well, nothing in particular… I should get going.”

This was foolishness. What was she expecting? To see Nate Payne working in there – in a shop? More foolishness. She glanced across the street to see if she could make a successful dash with her dignity intact.

The shopkeeper bowed and reopened the door on which a brass bell tinkled merrily. She had heard that now, so why hadn’t she heard it when he came out?

“I need to go.”

The man smiled. Susannah stepped off the pavement.

“Then come again,” said the little man, pleasantly. “Goodbye for now, Mrs. Linwood.”

It wasn’t until she reached the White Hart Inn again that she realized the shopkeeper called her by name.

She shook her head.

Surely, she had been mistaken.

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