The Pirate's Stolen Bride: A Cavalier Cove Novella by Carrie Lomax

Author:Carrie Lomax [Lomax, Carrie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2025-02-27T00:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER NINE

DEFENESTRATION WITHOUT PENETRATION

“What are we going to do?” Harriet demanded. One minute she’d been blissfully experiencing her wildest dreams, and the next, she was fighting him off with the panicked desperation of a madwoman.

Uncle Monty could not see her like this. In bed with a man not her husband. It didn’t matter that she’d been kidnapped. He would be beyond disappointed.

He would get that look on his face that said, You’ve let me down. I trusted you, and you betrayed me. You broke my rules.

What was she doing? Just because she’d decided the pirate wasn’t so bad after all, didn’t give her license to…

She couldn’t even think the word without blushing.

“Get dressed. I will go out the window. You can return to the bosom of your family with my apologies. No one ever needs to know what occurred between us.”

“Nothing occurred,” she huffed, half-complaint, half relief. Harriet had never felt so mixed up.

“Exactement, chérie. Nothing happened.” Was that a sour note in his tone or was she imagining it?

Her hands trembled and her cheeks burned as she discarded the nightgown and yanked on the pieces of her clothing. Chemise. Stays. Petticoat. All the lacings tied in a hurried knot that would no doubt be a bear to untangle later, but for now, she needed clothing. On went her dress, stockings, and spencer.

Although it only took her a few moments, by the time she was finished, Rémy was dressed and standing at the open window, examining the slick roof below.

“You cannot be serious,” she declared, planting her hands on her hips. “You cannot kidnap a lady, kiss her breathless, and then defenestrate yourself!”

“Why not? It is a convenient exit. More convenient than that one.” He pointed to the door.

“I suppose you have extensive experience with hasty exits from ladies’ bedrooms,” she grumbled. He raised one eyebrow. “No. Don’t say anything. I am not interested in the sordid details of your affairs. You are not leaving me here alone.”

“You can’t come with me.”

“You can’t abandon me.” She crossed her arms over her chest. “You’ve kidnapped me and ruined my reputation. Now you’re going to leave me to face the consequences alone? You, sir, are no gentleman.”

“I never said I was.”

The scoundrel slung one leg over the sill, bent, and once he’d found his balance, dragged the other out into the rain.

Speechless, Harriet stuffed her feet into the half-boots and ran to the window, watching incredulously as he half-slid, half-walked down the tiles and dropped over the edge.

“You…pirate,” she seethed. Before she could rationalize her actions, Harriet perched her bottom on the sill, swung both legs onto the roof, took a deep breath, and let go.

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