Susie Darcy's Tenacious Nature by Wendy Soliman

Author:Wendy Soliman [Soliman, Wendy]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: JAFF
Published: 2018-06-29T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter Nine

Tobias happened to be in the stables when he heard orders being given for Susie’s mare to be saddled. Wondering where she could be going at such an early hour, and why she was up at all for that matter when he knew the party had gone on well past midnight, curiosity got the better of him. The early hour worked against him, making it impossible for him to follow her without being seen, but he knew where to position himself so that he would know which direction she took when she left the estate.

When she emerged a short time later, looking neither left nor right as she passed the position when he sat concealed astride his own horse, she took the road that led to Denton at a brisk trot. Porter gave her a head start and followed a safe distance behind. He risked getting a little closer when she came to the main village street. The residents had long since been up and about their business and Tobias blended in. Several people greeted Susie with doffed caps and polite words. She acknowledged them all but did not, as Tobias half expected her to do, stop at any of the shops, or call at one of the cottages situated at the edge of the village that was occupied by an old lady Susie often visited.

He fell back again when she left the village behind her. She seemed nervous now and glanced over her shoulder several times, making it necessary for Tobias to conceal himself behind a trundling farm cart. By the time he felt it safe to pass it, he thought at first that he had lost her. Then he realised he had not and cursed when she turned her mare into the driveway of the house rented by Tyrell.

‘Confound it!’ he yelled, thumping the pummel of his saddle so hard that his horse reared up in fright.

He soothed the gelding, wishing he could smother his own anger with a gentle hand and calm words. He felt shocked, appalled and disappointed at this astonishing display of wantonness. At her betrayal of everything she stood for in Tobias’s mind. If he hadn’t seen it with his own eyes he would have refused to believe it and knocked any man to the ground who might dare to make such a suggestion. He called himself all sorts of fool for having placed Susie on a pedestal of perfection, only to see its feet kicked away. No one was that flawless, life had taught him at least that much, and women—all women—could be tempted by charm and the possibility of a little forbidden excitement.

He had thought Susie was the exception but it seemed she was one of the worst offenders. She had every advantage any female could wish for, but it wasn’t enough for her. Facts had to be faced. Tobias tried to invent excuses for her, plausible alternative explanations for this highly unwise visit, but he was deluding himself. There was

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