The League of Rogues by Lauren Smith

Author:Lauren Smith
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781952063343
Publisher: Lauren Smith

“Where has Rosalind gone off to?” Ashton grumbled as he climbed out of bed.

“Who cares? The woman is trouble.” Charles tried to shove Ash back onto the bed when he swayed unsteadily.

There was a fuzziness in his head he couldn’t shake. He needed to see Rosalind. Something in his gut clenched, a primal warning sign that something was wrong.

“Let me up. I need to find her.” He struggled against the blankets and his friend’s hands. He wasn’t going to admit to his friend that he was worried she would leave. He’d begun to open his heart up to her, and if she decided to go back to London because he kept shutting her out, she would never trust him. He couldn’t forget the hurt look in her eyes when he’d demanded that she leave him and Charles alone. He needed to find her and have a moment to explain everything.

“But—”

“No!” Ashton nearly fell out of bed, and Charles caught his left arm, holding him up.

“Help me with my boots. I must find her.” He panted, trying to catch his breath as the room began to spin.

“Now that I won’t do,” Charles said with a scowl. “Because I’m not letting you leave the house.”

Ashton didn’t have the strength to fight him. “Fine. My slippers then. Help me find Rosalind. I have a strange feeling in my stomach.” He laid a palm over his abdomen as the muscles there clenched and knotted.

“Not so strange,” Charles said with a laugh. “You’ve barely eaten in days.”

Ashton gripped his friend’s shoulder. “This isn’t a joke. The last time I felt like this was the night you were in the river. Do you understand me?” How could he explain it? His instincts, ones he’d honed over the years and never ignored, were telling him something was wrong.

All color drained from Charles’s face. “I’ll help you look for her.”

“Thank you.”

They exited the room, and Ashton glanced about. It was quiet. The house had long settled in for the night. Even the servants had gone to their quarters.

“Should we try the kitchens?” Charles suggested.

“Yes.” They walked together in an awkward manner with Charles hovering close until Ashton regained some of his strength.

They were halfway down the stairs when they heard a muffled yelp from somewhere below.

“What was that?” Ashton asked.

“I’m not sure. Stay here.” Charles helped Ashton brace himself against the banister and then rushed down the remaining stairs and vanished into the corridor it seemed the sound had come from.

Ashton panted, his breath still painfully shallow as he descended the remaining stairs. If something was wrong, he wasn’t going to sit there and wait. Just as he reached the bottom, Charles returned with Joanna on his heels, holding a sash from her wrists.

“We have a problem,” Charles said.

Ashton glanced between his friend and his sister. “What is it?”

“It’s Rosalind. She’s been kidnapped,” Charles said. “By Scotsmen.”

Joanna dropped the sash at her feet. “Her brothers. One of them caught me in the library. I think he was searching for her and didn’t mean to find me.

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