Sweet Siren by Cerise DeLand

Author:Cerise DeLand
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Publisher: 0
Published: 2018-03-23T05:00:00+00:00

"Marvelous weather today." Liv attempted to lighten the mood of both men in the carriage. "I would bet the sun is wonderful in Brighton today."

Killian attempted to smile at her. "Windy, too."

Julian and Killian sat opposite her as the Seton traveling coach crossed the Thames to enter London. They'd all set out together after breakfast this morning and for the past few hours, the men had been silent, lost in thought, brooding.

"I hope you'll be able to enjoy yourself while you're there the next few weeks," Killian said.

She'd told him she planned to stay three weeks in the coastal town to acquaint herself with the painters and drapers with whom she'd not worked in a few years. "I'm sure I will."

"Do come stay with me in Piccadilly, Julian," Killian said to his son-in-law. "No use to disturb your small house staff for only one night. Mine is still in residence and up to task. Besides, I wish to hear how your discussion goes this afternoon with Phillip Leland."

"He'll be undeterred by Carbury's bluster," Julian said with assurance. "Aside from the fact that he carries out my orders to call upon Elanna each month, he welcomes the chance to see her."

Killian's dark eyes widened with understanding. "He cares for her?"

"God help him, he does. Always has. I blame myself for this crisis. After she was indifferent to Lily and me when my father died, I wanted someone to be in contact with her regularly. I wanted her to know that someone cared about her. She wouldn't see me or Lily. But I always worried about her after she married Carbury. Now I worry Carbury may take revenge on Phillip."

"If he loves her as you say he does, he may not take heed to your warning," Killian said.

"Yes. I know. He's always been hopelessly in love with her. I should not have presumed upon him to do this work. I should have known that if Phillip saw her often, he'd hurt himself as well as incite Carbury's jealousy. The two of them love her too much."

Killian winced and turned away from Julian to glance out the window.

Was he reflecting on how his son Pierce also found Elanna fascinating? Liv had witnessed how devoted Pierce was to that young woman. And yet she saw no characteristics in that lady which merited such enchantment. Indeed, the countess seemed spoiled, self-centered, irrational to the point of compulsion. Nor did she seem interested in changing.

"I don't know how she manages it," Julian said, shaking his head and crossing his arms.

"What's that?" Killian asked.

"She draws men to her. Many men. I can't say she lures them on purpose. She'd not ruthless. Yet she's never found any one man she favors. And that was part of her problem in the two Seasons she was out. She said she never met a man she cared for enough to marry. Then we had no means for her to carry on another Season and she married Carbury. Bad enough we have her acting like a Bedlamite, now we have Carbury too.

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