The Millionaire Rogue by Peterson Jessica

Author:Peterson, Jessica [Peterson, Jessica]
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
ISBN: 9780425272084
Publisher: Berkley
Published: 2015-01-06T08:00:00+00:00

Eighteen

La Reinette leapt to her feet. “But it is safe here, monsieur, I have paid extra men to guard the house—”

“We’re leaving. Now.”

Without waiting for a reply, Hope grasped Sophia by the elbow and blew through the door. She trotted to keep pace with his enormous stride as he led her out into the mews, the madam a few breathless paces behind.

He whistled to the coachman sitting atop a waiting carriage. Though the vehicle was unmarked, its gleaming sides were lacquered a deep shade of red that spoke of discreet luxury.

Hope opened the door and all but lifted Sophia into the coach, helping La Reinette inside before settling into the seat beside Sophia. He pounded twice on the roof and they tore off the drive and into the night.

“We were perfectly safe, yes, back in my study,” Madame sniffed, smoothing her ruffled skirts. “What, do you think I would let that animal make a mess of my house, scare off the clients? Never.”

“He did before.” Hope stared at her. “It was him, wasn’t it, that night you shoved Sophia and I into the closet? Cassin, and whatever fools he’s paid to do his bidding—they were the riders who gave us chase. How did you not recognize him?”

La Reinette’s eyes widened in disbelief. “He wore the—the—” She made a tying motion at the back of her head.

“He wore a mask,” Sophia said, trying not to smile at the quaint gesture. “Makes sense to me.”

Hope dug a hand through his hair. “How did I miss it? I knew I recognized that voice.”

“It has been a long while,” Madame said. “A long while for the both of us. He is back from the dead.”

“He. Would someone please tell me who he is?”

The carriage bolted left, and Sophia careened across the bench. Thomas grabbed her by the wrist and righted her, his fingers leaving traces of fire on her bare skin.

His touch, it seemed, electrified her no matter the circumstance. Heavens, even in the midst of an escape from an enemy risen from the dead, Hope’s hands set her entire being alight. He could with his fingers alone make her forget everything, everything, her good sense and her manners and all that she’d hoped and wished and dreamed for her whole life.

She wished he’d touch her again.

This time with his lips.

La Reinette and Hope met eyes across the coach. For a long moment they looked at one another without speaking. Sophia sensed tension between them, as if this were a subject neither party wished to broach.

“Guillaume Cassin, he was my admirer a long time ago,” La Reinette began. “He inherits a very old banking house, yes, the best in all France. First he loans money to the king. Then he loans money to the emperor. Until I killed him.”

Sophia’s breath left her body. She stared at La Reinette as if seeing her for the first time. “You killed him? As in. Shot him through the heart killed him? Or just. Er. Metaphorically killed him. With your.

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