The Touch of a Storme (The Storme Brothers Book 5) by Sandra Sookoo

Author:Sandra Sookoo [Sookoo, Sandra]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Fiction, Romance, Historical
Publisher: Dragonblade Publishing, Inc.
Published: 2022-03-25T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eleven

June 29, 1818

Royce’s life had been turned upside down and inside out with the advent of Isobel and their unapologetically torrid affair. Ever since that night at the Serpentine, it had been as if a match was dropped onto dry tinder, and he couldn’t have enough of being with her.

For the last week and a half, he’d worked at his clinic like he always did, but the nights belonged to them, and he’d met Isobel in the most clandestine places about London. At one point, they’d even conducted a quick coupling in a wine cellar during a society event because they simply couldn’t wait.

Being with her made him feel vital and alive. Her enthusiasm had given him a hunger for life, and the fact they’d managed to be discreet about their relationship always felt like the best joke he’d ever played. Isobel was exactly what he’d needed to find a new appreciation in his existence, and like the strongest opiate, he craved being with her. He’d been touched by a Storme and now finally understood how difficult it was to ignore them.

“Hey.” The sound of Trey’s voice as well as the triangle of toast smacking him in the head yanked Royce from his musings. “What the devil is wrong with you this morning?”

He blinked, brushed the crumbs from his clothing, and then focused on his brother. “Nothing that I can see. Why?”

“You’ve been woolgathering more than at any other time I’ve ever known you.”

“I don’t think that’s true.” He glanced at his breakfast plate and realizing that he hadn’t much touched his hamsteak or eggs, he speared a mound of the golden eggs with his fork. “I’m merely thinking about things.”

Trey grunted. “Do you have a woman? It would signify since you’ve been curiously absent from home lately and I rarely see you.”

Heat crept up the back of his neck. A woman, a lioness, a lover, an addiction… But to his brother, he said, “My social life is uncommonly busy at present, but no, there’s nothing to concern yourself over.” He glanced at the carriage-style clock that sat on the mantle. Quarter past nine in the morning. Too many hours to wait until he saw Isobel again.

Another triangle of toast sailed across the breakfast table to bounce off his left temple. “You’re sinking into musings again. If I didn’t know better, I’d say you’re going tip over tail for someone, but since I’ve not seen you squire a woman about Town, it must be something else.”

With a huff of annoyance, Royce brushed crumbs from his person again. Then he threw his napkin onto the tabletop. Clearly, he wouldn’t finish his breakfast so why even try? “Would you please leave off?” He narrowed his eyes on Trey, who sat there with questions in his expression and speculation in his eyes. “There is nothing in my life that is cause for alarm. I have much on my mind right now but will work through it.”

The least of which was how to

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