Taming a Wicked Rake (Taming the Duke's Heart Book 9) by Andresen Tammy

Author:Andresen, Tammy [Andresen, Tammy]
Language: eng
Format: azw3, mobi
Publisher: Swift Romance Publishing Corporation
Published: 2019-07-08T16:00:00+00:00

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Adam made his way to Devon’s office for the second day in a row as he tried to calm his racing pulse. He should be worried about what Devon might say or do but all he could focus on was the sweet, tempting little minx who’d been perched in his lap. She was slowly but surely tying him into knots.

She was stunning and intelligent and fragile too. He could sense it and every male instinct in him said that he needed to keep her safe.

Which might prove difficult if she decided that passing out pamphlets was actually a good idea.

But he wouldn’t hold her back. Who was he to tell anyone to operate under the strict rule of society? He would, however, keep any harm from befalling her. It was one thing that he could give her, even if he wouldn’t give her his heart.

Knocking on the door, Devon’s gruff voice called to him. “Come in.”

Adam opened the door as Devon stood in greeting. He gave Adam a long look. “Let’s get down to business, shall we?”

“Of course,” Adam responded as they both sat.

“First, I want to know if Maddie has told you the whole story with Delaney.”

Charles Delaney. The bastard. He’d better not find that man alone in an alley. “I believe that she has.”

Devon gave a single nod. “Good. Does he pose an additional threat?”

Adam sat back in his chair. “I don’t know. It might be prudent to hire an investigator to see what we can learn about him. I’ve no idea how desperate he might have been but if he pushed an article into his publication then my guess is he was either very angry or desperate. Neither portends to a stable man who will act rationally.”

Bar stared at him across the desk, not saying a word for several seconds. “I can see that you’ve thought this through and that you’re taking my sister’s safety seriously.”

“Thank you,” Adam replied relaxing a bit. “One of the best things I could do would be to marry her as quickly as possible. Much as she doesn’t like such notions, she’s safest after we’re wed.”

“I agree. I’ve drawn up a provisional contract. Is there anything you’d like added?”

Adam gave a terse nod. “Dedicate one-third of her dowry to charitable causes of her choosing and another third to her own inheritance.”

“You’re only taking a third?” Devon’s eyebrows rose.

“I don’t need her money,” Adam’s hand slashed through the air. “The remaining third will be used to purchase a London home of her choosing.”

It was Bar’s turn to sit back in his chair. “Acquire a special license. I’ll consent to the match.”

Adam assessed the man in front of him. “I didn’t expect you to say that. If I’m honest, this wasn’t the conversation I anticipated at all.”

Bar shrugged. “Your past is your business so long as you can be a decent husband to my sister. She cares for you, I can tell, and you for her.”

Those words washed over Adam, filling him with a fuzzy warmth he hadn’t felt in ages.

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