The Earl's Night of Being Wild (The Fallen Angels NOVELLA series Book 3) by Julianna Hughes

Author:Julianna Hughes [Hughes, Julianna]
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Published: 2019-04-24T16:00:00+00:00

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It took only fifteen minutes for them to walk through Brooks. Only three of the rooms were occupied. And only one game of cards was in progress. So, they finished their drinks and were headed toward the front door. Unfortunately, they didn't quite reach it before disaster struck once more.

A trio of young bucks stumbled through the front door before Mary and Rodney could reach it. They were obviously heavily intoxicated and in a boisterous and rowdy mood. One of the men stumbled as they crossed the threshold of the club. He fell into his friend who gave him a none-too-gentle shove, which sent him reeling into Rodney. Thankfully he was much shorter and lighter than Rodney so he caused no harm.

At least until his friend looked up and saw whom he had shoved his friend into. "Well, lookee here, Franklin. Do you see who just ran into you?"

The man staggered back and glared up at Rodney with bloodshot eyes. He squinted and peered intently up for several seconds without saying a word.

The helpful man hiccupped once and then clarified for his friend. "It's the Earl of Hamstone. The fellow that was seen running off with your intended."

Mary wanted to groan. She knew what was coming, as it had happened all too often over the last year. A young lord, fresh out of university, would attend one of her performances, then decide he had to have her as his mistress, and occasionally as his bride.

These men-or men like them-were what had prompted Mr. Martin into hiring constables to watch out for the women when they left the theatre at night. One of the things she was not going to miss in her new quieter, more sedate life as a country widow.

She turned toward Rodney and saw a look of betrayal on his face. A knot tightened in her chest and stomach. Without taking her eyes off Rodney she disputed the man's claim.

"Sir, I am a personal friend of Signorina Sigona and spoke to her no more than five hours ago. And I can assure you, she is not engaged to you, or anyone else at this time."

"They aren't engaged yet," the third man put in. At least that's what Mary thought he said as his words were badly slurred.

"Beside the point," the first drunk put in and waved his arms wildly about. "He was going to propose and she would have accepted him. After all, he is going to be the Duke one day. What woman wouldn't want to be his duchee?"

The lines around Rodney's mouth eased and his smile returned. Mary could also see a spark of the mischievousness that she had seen in their youth twinkling in his eyes and knew that he believed her. Which, for reasons she didn't want to examine right then, was very important.

He turned back toward the men, and said in a bored voice, "Signorina Sigona is an old family friend of mine as well, gentlemen. And you are quite correct,

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