The Arrangement (The Witches of Cleopatra Hill Book 10) by Christine Pope

Author:Christine Pope [Pope, Christine]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Dark Valentine Press
Published: 2017-01-04T23:00:00+00:00

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A note waited for him on his desk when Jeremiah entered the house. For a second or two, he wondered how it could have gotten there, but as soon as he recognized his sister’s handwriting, he guessed that she must have sent the note over with Bridget, who had handed it over to Millie, his maid.

The note was very short — only seven words.

Come see me when you get home.

What that was about, he didn’t know. Perhaps she wanted to utter a few more home truths about the foolishness of his involvement with Lorena Simms, but he was certainly in no mood for such a thing. He had suffered enough losses that he knew the sting would begin to subside with time. However, right now, the pain was still fresh enough. He did not want to talk about Lorena.

On the other hand, he knew he could not ignore his sister’s request. To do so would be inexcusably rude. Besides, she was his truest ally in their family — both Nathan and Edmund had made it clear that they thought his feud with Samuel had gone on for long enough, especially when one considered that no true harm had come of Samuel’s interference with Eliza Prewitt/Danica Wilcox and Robert Rowe. The last thing Jeremiah needed was to make an enemy of his sister as well.

So he did not bother to remove his hat, but instead picked up the note, folded it, and put it in his pocket. Then he went out the back way, through the yard with its frost-yellowed grass and the gate that connected the two properties, and on into Emma’s kitchen.

To his relief, she was alone. She often sent the cook out for supplies in the early afternoon, after they’d decided on that evening’s menu. For all he knew, Emma had planned for him to come over at this time, since it was also the same hour of the afternoon that he generally returned home from going over the books at the office.

“Jeremiah,” she said, her tone casual enough. However, something about her posture seemed to indicate an attitude of barely checked excitement.

“Emma,” he responded. “I got your note.”

“Good.” She had been standing at the large oak table that also served as a chopping block, a recipe book open before her, but she shut the book, then said in an off-hand sort of way, “Lorena Simms came to see me this morning.”

“She what?” Usually Jeremiah would not allow himself to respond in such an undignified fashion, but he was already rather on edge. Tone somewhat more moderated, he continued, “Whatever for?”

“To ask me about you, of course.” Emma’s mouth quirked. “Rather bold of her, I must admit. I can tell she’s a woman used to getting her own way. In most things, at any rate,” she added with a sudden change of expression, the amused glint leaving her eyes.

“And what did you tell her?”

“Nothing of any import, Jeremiah, so there is no need for you to glower at me in such a fashion.

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