The Lady And The Man Of Fortune: A Wicked Secret: The Eardleys Of Gostwicke Hall, Book 3 by Penelope Redmont

Author:Penelope Redmont [Redmont, Penelope]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Penelope Redmont
Published: 2018-04-08T04:00:00+00:00

Nick sat his horse and watched Mrs. Grove riding away. She had a forceful personality, and he couldn't help but admire her. He also admitted to himself that he was in love with the lady's sister. How could he not be?

He remembered that he had dismissed his mistress shortly after he had got to know Lady Kingston. He hadn't felt the need to engage anyone else.

But the lady's situation… He had never imagined such a thing. He tried to remember what he'd heard about Lord Kingston. The old lord had been known to his father, but he was too old to be an intimate of Delmere's, or of anyone in his circle of friends.

Lady Kingston was in her mid-twenties. He tried to imagine how she felt. Was she even aware that she had not had a real marriage? Perhaps not. He knew that women didn't speak of such things to other women, and certainly never to men.

He realized that he was uneasy. All the widows with whom he was acquainted knew what they wanted in the bedroom. Anne didn't know. He would have to court her as though she were a young miss.

He rubbed his forehead. He wasn't used to being unsure of himself around women. What if he made a mess of it? He'd been well on the way to doing that already. He should never have offered her Midnight. However, he'd seen her pleasure in the horse, and he hadn't been able to resist it. He'd made her skittish at once.

He had another concern. Baker-Cornhill. Drat the man. He knew that Kelly was interested in Lady Kingston, but if he tried to push his attention on the lady he would call him out. Perhaps it was an overreaction, but he knew that he couldn't countenance a connection between his friend and Lady Kingston.

"My lord?"

Nick stared at his groom, who'd stopped his horse a few feet away. He'd been sitting on his own horse without considering the cold. The rain had stopped for the moment but the wind was icy. "Of course. Come, let's get on. We need to find the hunt."

While he rode, Delmere thought about an ally. Could he speak to Sommerforth? Sommerforth had married Elaine Eardley, a younger Eardley sister. Perhaps Sommerforth had some information on Lord Kingston.

Nick shook his head. He couldn't speak to anyone. It would cause talk. He needed to keep his own counsel, and court lady Kingston without seeming to do so.

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