The Scarlet Spy by Andrea Pickens

Author:Andrea Pickens [Pickens, Andrea]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: Regency, Political Corruption - Great Britain, Regency Fiction, General, Romance, Women Spies, Suspense, Fiction, Love Stories
ISBN: 9780446618014
Google: qqD52U-Z5sgC
Amazon: 0446618012
Publisher: Forever
Published: 2008-10-01T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter Thirteen

Bloody hell.

Osborne lifted his head from the carpet and winced. Lud, what the devil had hit him? Still groggy, he propped himself up on his elbows and looked around. His gaze locked on a squat bronze satyr lying close by. Was he really so clumsy? The recollections were awfully hazy. He had been holding a snuffbox but couldn’t quite recall what had happened next.

After studying the marble plinth from several angles, he frowned. The geometry made no sense at all. He would have had to fall face-first into the damn thing, dislodge the statue, then spin around in the opposite direction. And yet, there was no other explanation, unless …

No. Impossible.

He rubbed gingerly at his jaw. In any case, the contessa had a great many questions to answer.

Osborne got to his feet and dusted his trousers. She might have won this skirmish, but she was greatly mistaken if she thought he would slink from the field without a further fight. Warfare often called for feints and diversions. He would retreat tonight and let her imagine the battle was over.

For a female, she possessed an unusual array of martial skills. However, a lady unschooled in the art of actual combat was likely to underestimate the enemy. Let them meet again, mano a mano, and then they would see who came out on top.

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