The Highwayman by Megan Derr

Author:Megan Derr [Derr, Megan]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Gay, Bisexual, Fantasy, Romance
Publisher: Less Than Three Press, LLC
Published: 2018-06-26T16:00:00+00:00

Nine

Bart wished he was in bed instead of traipsing about in the middle of the night in hopes of catching the constable's son committing some crime or another. If William really was causing some manner of trouble and blackmailing Burr into helping him, then it would not be the highwayman putting a shot through the bastard. The only one who might beat Bart to it was Constable Crane himself. Of everyone, he had always been the most upset by his son's behavior—and no doubt blamed himself wholly for it.

What reason could William possibly have for going to the ruins? Bart had pondered the question all day, but no answer arose—there was nothing at the ruins save, well, the ruins. He and Perry had combed them a thousand times in hopes of proving some of the rumors and mysteries which surrounded them—only to prove their parents correct in declaring it all nonsense (not that Bart and Perry had ever admitted it).

Bart left his horse in the woods, in an area which hopefully would not be the direction from which William and Burr would come. Dark had only recently fallen, the hall clock having struck the twenty-first hour as he'd left. By now, it must be right around the twenty-second.

He was growing thoroughly sick of these nighttime adventures. When at last the mysteries were solved, his only nighttime activities were going to be dining, reading, and finding a way to get Perry into his bed—and keeping him there.

Now there was a pleasant and thoroughly distracting thought. What did Perry like? Would he be utterly pliant or would a bit of the Bloody Corsair Peregrine would emerge. Both images made the cool night suddenly too hot. Bart wanted to experience both, wanted to lavish attention upon the man who melted in his arms and be utterly wrecked by his fierce Corsair.

Shaking himself, setting the images aside to be enjoyed at leisure later, Bart made his way carefully up the hill to the ruins. He could see no sign of others about, so hopefully he had managed to arrive first. Thankfully, there was not much moon to speak of that night and he had made certain to wear suitably dark clothing.

After a few moments of hesitation, Bart at last tucked himself away in a little corner of what had once likely been part of the kitchen, crouching down so that he was well hidden. Then he waited, hoping fervently that he would shortly be seeing something and was not simply making a grand fool of himself.

Roughly half an hour must have passed before he finally did hear something, and at first he thought he was imaging it simply to give himself something to do.

The voices came again a moment later, louder this time. Bart immediately recognized Burr's, despite the low pitch to it, and he thought he recognized William, but could not be certain. What startled him was the addition of a third voice, and then a fourth. How many people were involved in

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