The Archer's Paradox (The Heart of a Hero Book 8) by Ally Broadfield & The Heart of a Hero Series

Author:Ally Broadfield & The Heart of a Hero Series [Broadfield, Ally]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2017-08-23T16:00:00+00:00

Colin entered the house and stopped in the foyer. All was quiet. He went up the staircase and knocked on Beatrice’s door, but there was no response. There was noise coming from Madame Delacroix’s bedchamber down the hall. Moving quietly, he stopped outside her door. Someone was rustling through papers. He knocked, and seconds later Beatrice opened the door.

She gave him weak smile. “Jane thought the girls needed to get out of the house, so she took them to the park. I decide to enjoy the silence and start going through Madame’s belongings.”

Her porcelain complexion and delicate features highlighted the dark circles around her eyes. He feared she might break. “This must be difficult for you.”

She shrugged and moved back into the room.

“Can I help?” he asked.

“Of course. I’d appreciate it. I made a quick search for her will before, but now I’m going through everything, hoping we’ll come up with something that will help us unravel all the mysteries.”

He moved into the room and stopped next to her. “I’ve just returned from a visit to the Home Office.”

Her brows rose. “Did you learn anything useful?”

Clearly, she’d had experience with how the government worked. “I guess that depends on your perspective. Though records prove that Madame and her brother came to England in 1793 after their parents died, there is no additional information about them until she purchased this house.”

“That’s a pretty big gap.”

“Do you have any idea where they lived or what they did prior to starting the school?”

She sighed. “No, but perhaps we’ll find some clues in this room. What else do we know?”

“There are no church records to prove that Madame was ever married, and her so-called sons use her maiden name as their surname.”

“So, we can deduce that she either had them out of wedlock, or they were not her children.” She blew out a deep breath. “I feel as if I never knew her at all. I’m afraid to ask if there’s anything else.”

She looked so sad and tired. He wished there was something he could do to remove the pain of betrayal. Unfortunately, he knew what it was like to have people you thought you could trust disappoint you. “There’s nothing else of use. I think we need to focus on finding Monsieur. He is likely the only person who has the ability to answer all of our questions. For what it’s worth, the Home Office is supposed to be getting me more information about Madame’s possible children.”

Beatrice shook her head. “All right. Let’s see if we can’t find something helpful in this bedchamber. How about if you take the desk, and I’ll go through the wardrobe and chest of drawers. If possible, I’d like to find something of hers to give to each of the girls as a memento.”

“I appreciate you sparing me the necessity of sorting through women’s garments.”

The grin on her face was worth searching through all manner of items.

In the first fifteen minutes, he found nothing of value in the three desk drawers he had cleared.

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