The Smuggler's Escape by Monajem Barbara

Author:Monajem, Barbara
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
ISBN: 978-1-68291-921-7
Publisher: Soul Mate Publishing, LLC
Published: 2019-07-23T16:00:00+00:00

But Noelle wasn’t listening. To her horror, the door of a tavern across the street opened and Lieutenant Hale strode out.

“Stop the curricle,” she said in French, and then shrieked in English, “Stop it, you beast, and let me go!” Another exciseman joined Hale.

Richard reined in. “What in Hades?”

“Fight me,” Noelle said, in French again, and broke into a torrent of abuse in both languages, mingled with low-voiced directions in French. “Make a stir. Don’t let me get away.” She jumped down from the curricle, clutched her skirts, and dashed toward the street corner.

Richard roared, “Oh, no you don’t!” just as his mother’s carriage drew up behind them. He dropped the reins and leapt to the pavement. In a few short steps he caught up with Noelle.

He took her by the arm and she swung at him with a clenched fist. “I shan’t!” she cried, but he deflected the blow.

“By God, you will!” He swept Noelle off her feet and threw her over his shoulder. “I expect obedience from my wife!”

Noelle pounded him as she had the night before, shrieking, “I’m not your wife yet!” and “Cochon!”

Richard laughed and whacked her on the bum. She couldn’t see if Hale were watching, but amused and horrified comments told her a crowd was gathering.

Lady Boltwood’s voice rose above the rest. “Richard, how dare you! Put her down!”

Richard protested, “Dash it all, Mama, she was trying to flee!”

Lady Boltwood was close by now. “Are you completely mad? We shall settle this indoors. Release her at once!”

With an exasperated sigh, Richard set Noelle on her feet. Her bonnet was askew and her hair had fallen across her face. He still held on to one arm and spoke sternly. “Well, madam? Do you promise to quiet down and behave yourself?”

Download

Copyright Disclaimer:
This site does not store any files on its server. We only index and link to content provided by other sites. Please contact the content providers to delete copyright contents if any and email us, we'll remove relevant links or contents immediately.