The Lady and the Earl (Seabrook Family Saga) by Donovan Christine

Author:Donovan, Christine [Donovan, Christine]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2013-06-02T00:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER THIRTEEN

For one week now Amelia had been engaged to Yarmouth. Already her mother was pressuring her to pick a wedding date. Yet how could she, when every time she thought about marrying Yarmouth she became ill? Her head pounded and her stomach flip-flopped. Was it possible to have an adverse reaction to marriage? Nay, not marriage, per say, just marriage to Yarmouth.

How she missed the days when Emma, Bella, and she used to sit and share their secrets. Could she trust them with her latest secret––that she never intended to marry Yarmouth? That she planned to board a ship to America with Olivia and her maid?

She’d spent time in America before and found it quite refreshing to live where not everyone knew her or her family, their power, their wealth, and their scandalous pasts.

Amelia opened her vanity drawer and pulled out the small reticule that held the money she had saved from her time in America. She counted enough for the passages to America and maybe even to live on for a short time if they were frugal. But after that, what would she do? How would she make a living?

Perhaps she could find a nice gentleman to marry her and accept Olivia. She could go on the pretense of being newly widowed.

Could she possibly trust Bella and Emma with her plans and ask them for additional money? She flopped down on her soft bedcovers, one hand over her eyes, the other resting on her stomach. Hopelessness descended upon her. She knew if she didn’t scrounge more resources, she would have to marry Yarmouth and make the best of it. All her scheming and plans were for nothing because, deep down inside, she knew she would honor her word and marry him.

Amelia must have fallen asleep, for the next thing she knew the sun had set and her maid was asking if she was ready to dress for that evening’s ball at the home of the Earl and Countess of Northborough. Why they would host two balls in the same Season perplexed Amelia.

Myles’s family was hosting a masquerade ball that evening. She’d never attended a masquerade. As blue as she was about marrying Yarmouth, her spirits soared at the idea of attending her first masquerade.

During the carriage ride Amelia thought about Yarmouth and how, ever since their banns had been posted, he made it a point to call on her every day for tea. Since she had already spent time in his company that afternoon, must she spend time with him that evening? She hoped he would not recognize her and she could have an evening of freedom from his attentions.

The ride with Wentworth, Emma, Sebastian, Bella, and Mama grated on her nerves. Everyone spoke at once. Which she supposed was good because it gave Amelia the chance to sit back, close her eyes, and envision finding William among the throng and sneaking off with him. Of course, that was just a dream. William was back in the country, wasting his life away.

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