Taming of the Beast (Scandalous Affairs Book 2) by Christi Caldwell
Author:Christi Caldwell [Caldwell , Christi]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2021-03-23T00:00:00+00:00
Tynan stood there, staring after Fayeâs retreating hack as it carried the lady out of the Rookeries and on to her posh, cushy existence.
His breath swirled a little cloud of white around him.
Good.
Sheâd gone.
Let her go.
Nor, for that matter, should he give two shites whether or not Faye Poplar believed him when he said heâd nothing to do with her attack by Bragger. Now, he was fifty pounds richer from her and free to go about attempting to win back his role of warden. No more strings attached. Not that there ever truly had been where she or anyone else was concerned.
Heâd never been about helping people who didnât in some way serve a purpose to him.
Nay, Tynan had been singular only in his views on strangers: he didnât need them. Not beyond acquiring the funds that kept a person secure and safe. Money and power were all that stood between him and the workhouse.
But, damn it, for some unexplainable reason, it did bother him. It grated mightily. Her allegations. Her refusal to believe the word heâd given her. Nay, it wasnât even that. It was that she believed him capable of hurting her. Of sending a man after her to instill holy terror in her. Granted, she was in desperate need of the sentiment, but he wasnât some bogeyman going about scaring women.
Tynan saw the shifting of a shadow before he heard the approach.
He turned and found Finn there, his hands jammed in his pockets, staring off in the direction Fayeâs carriage had just taken.
âSheâs gone,â the boy noted.
âAye, sheâs gone,â Tynan said needlessly. And something about her departure this time told him it was the end of Faye Poplar coming around. Thereâd been a finality that hadnât been there before in her stricken eyes, a hurt from, ironically, the one betrayal heâd not been guilty of in his life. âAnd I am better for it.â Only, even as he uttered the words, he had a hard time convincing even himself of it. âI can focus on securing my next post.â His work as a warden, which children like Finn and the other boys and girls whoâd once lived in that East London house, had relied upon.
The usually cynical boyâs eyes lit. âDo ye think so? Ye think ye can get back Newgate?â An eager excitement filled the boyâs voice.
Tynan started to answer in the affirmative to that very question. Of course he did. After all, when heâd been locked up in that cell, getting out and reclaiming his place in that prison had sustained him. Only⦠now, a different voice whispered around his brain.
Do you really believe with your criminal history of bribing the most powerful, youâll be granted another post as warden?
That bold challenge Faye had thought nothing of putting to him.
The boyâs hopeful expression dipped. âMr. Wylie?â
She didnât know what the hell she was talking about. Tynan firmed his jaw. Heâd given more credence to her doubts than were deserved. âHave you ever known me to fail?â he countered.
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