The Judge's Daughter (Escape To The West Book 7) by Nerys Leigh

Author:Nerys Leigh [Leigh, Nerys]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Residents of Green Hill Creek California, Escape To The West Series, Historical Romance, Women's Fiction, Victorian Era, 19th Century, Forever Love, Bachelor, Single Woman, Love Possibility, Frontier-Pioneer Era, Cowboy & Western Romance, Hearts Desire, American West, Clean & Wholesome, Christian Stories, Faith Based, Inspirational Reads, Love Inspired, Life-Changes, Second Chance Reunion, Honesty & Trust, Home & Family, Lifetime Love, Romantic Schemes, Love-Family & Forever, Action & Adventure, Small Town & Rural Area, Beautiful & Feisty
Publisher: Nerys Leigh
Published: 2019-02-20T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter 8

George ran one finger around his too tight shirt collar with a grimace.

All right, so it wasn’t really too tight, but it was buttoned all the way up, the collar starched and high, with a white necktie to choke him even more. And the black evening coat felt stiff, even though it fit perfectly thanks to Harris’ expert needlework skills having lengthened the sleeves by an inch and taken in the waist by two more. And he was expected to wear gloves. White gloves. How he was going to keep them clean, he had no idea. He’d never been so gussied up in his life.

He stopped pacing back and forth across the hall to stare up the staircase. What was taking Millie so long? It had been two hours since she’d excused herself, taking her mother and a maid with her to get ready. He’d taken all of fifteen minutes to get dressed, without any help. And that included shaving.

With no sign of Millie’s imminent arrival, he turned to begin pacing again and almost jumped out of his skin at the sight of Ravensworth standing in the doorway to the drawing room, his steely gaze fixed on George.

The judge glanced up the stairs then strode towards him. George lifted his chin and straightened his back. He was only an inch or so taller than the older man, but he was going to make use of every bit of that inch.

“If you’re going to insist on continuing this ruse with my daughter, there’s something you need to know.”

George carefully schooled his features into neutrality. He wasn’t going to let Ravensworth get to him. Not today. He’d had enough of the Judge’s barely veiled threats and insults.

“Why is it so hard for you to believe that a man could want Millie for herself rather than her money?”

Ravensworth’s scowl deepened. “I have no doubt that a man could want Millicent. She’s a beautiful and intelligent woman, and any man would be immensely fortunate to have her as his wife. My problem isn’t with men in general, it’s with you. You and she have nothing in common. You’re from wildly differing backgrounds and social statuses. You saw a vulnerable, lonely, rich woman about to leave her degenerate husband and you took advantage of that. If you’d come through my courtroom with all that evidence against you, I would have had no qualms in sending you to jail.”

For not the first time in his life, George threw caution to the wind. “I reckon you weren’t a very good judge then.”

He hadn’t thought Ravensworth’s expression could get any darker. He was wholly wrong about that.

“Mark my words,” Millie’s father hissed, “if you aren’t gone within two days, I will find a reason to have you arrested. And then I will call in every favor I’m owed from every member of law enforcement and the judiciary to make sure you stay locked up for a very, very long time. And make no mistake, I have a lot of favors owed me.

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