The Seduction of Emily by Rachel Brimble

Author:Rachel Brimble [Brimble, Rachel]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
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Published: 2013-04-03T13:00:00+00:00

Chapter Ten

The ride across town from Royal Crescent to Milsom Street was a pleasant one. Pleasant but quiet. Emily struggled in vain to keep her gaze from Will’s muscular thighs as much as she did from wondering what caused such a reaction in him when she announced her intention to visit the milliner’s. Casting a surreptitious glance at his profile, her stomach rolled with excitement. He was unfairly handsome. An incorrigible flirt.

She bit back her smile. As dangerous as her growing attraction was, Will Samson possessed a lightheartedness that made her feel wonderful. Good times and laughter radiated from his eyes on a silent promise every time he looked at her. It felt so good compared to the feelings Nicholas’s eyes evoked in her. Entrapment and misery. Never anything more.

Emily turned her gaze to the safer view of the passing shops and houses. It was a glorious beginning to June with the sun high above them, its rays warm on her face. The warm weather filled her with renewed optimism she hadn’t felt since the bitterly cold month of February. Valentine’s Day brought a frantic call for the physician when Emily suspected her father’s barking coughs and wheezing were the symptoms of the terrible influenza epidemic attacking Bath.

She wasn’t prepared for the real diagnosis. The doctor took her hand in his and warned her his illness was connected to years of working in the tobacco factory, plus the innumerable amount of cigars her father had smoked over the years.

Tears pricked hot behind her eyes and Emily inhaled a shaky breath, pushing the negativity to one side. She would enjoy today. Her father orchestrated it, after all. He wanted the best for her and clearly thought a day with Will was what she needed. Who was she to argue? She took in the stares pointed in their direction, the curious eyes and furrowed brows and unashamedly basked in the attention.

It pleased her if they knew her and wondered why the stranger she danced with at the ball now drove her so openly through town. Or if they didn’t, it pleased her she and Will made a handsome enough couple to cause people to stare in such a manner.

The feeling of potential scandal was joyously liberating. Every part of her life was planned with propriety and necessity in mind. Nicholas had ensured their betrothal was common knowledge the moment he put the ring on her finger, thus cutting off any chance of fun and abandonment.

With Will at her side, she would enjoy a day of misbehavior. Emily smiled. As the days wore on and the wedding date neared, a strange power was gathering strength within her. Her plan to meet with Katherine was not based on the sole mission of hats and tea. Emily had much more strategic plans in mind. Her smile faltered. She hoped today her nonsensical but deep-rooted suspicions would be proven unfounded.

If they were, she was confident Katherine would become a trusted confidant and ally during her enforced marriage.

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