The Viscount's First Love: Regency Romance (The King's League Book 2) by Adams Lucy

Author:Adams, Lucy [Adams, Lucy]
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Published: 2019-11-24T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eight

To say that it had been a shock to realize that Miss Williams was the person Lord Templeton had asked him to meet, would be something of an understatement. Matthew was still reeling some three days later, even though he should, by now, have sorted out such feelings of astonishment and surprise. It was as though the floor had gone from under his feet and he had fallen into the stormiest sea, forced now to try and keep his head above water.

It was a very strange feeling indeed to know that the lady he had longed for, the lady he had thought to be dead and gone from his world forever, was now, in fact, involved in the very same work as he. The fact that she knew about the League had come as something of a surprise for him, whilst her father had been heavily involved, there was the secrecy that came with such a position. A secret that most gentlemen kept heavily guarded, for fear of what might occur should they give themselves away.

But Lord Templeton trusted her, and that meant a very great deal. It was wise, in one way, to allow her to become involved in this particular affair, for a lady could indeed become closer to a gentleman than another man might be able to, but at the same time there was a good deal of warning ringing around Matthew’s mind. Miss Williams was determined, yes, but there was a good deal of emotion around the situation. Even she had admitted that to him, had she not? She had stated quite clearly that there was a reluctance and a disinclination to draw close to Lord Fitzherbert when he might very well be the gentleman who had killed her father.

And yet, Matthew knew that he would not be able to dissuade her. Her desire to involve herself in this affair would not be easily put out. They were to work together to find the answers that they both needed.

Matthew sighed and readjusted his hat before stepping out of doors and into his carriage. It rolled along almost at once, taking him to Whites and to where he knew both Lord Stevenson and Lord Fitzherbert were already present. A footman at the establishment had sent word, knowing that he would be rewarded favorably for doing so. Matthew, in turn, had notified one or two other gentlemen of the League who, in time, would also descend upon Whites in an attempt to further acquaint themselves with the two gentlemen in question. It had to be done carefully and without any seeming eagerness on Matthew’s part. They had been introduced at the ball some three nights ago, when Miss Williams had ensured that such a thing occurred, but he had said nothing more than a few words of greeting, before excusing himself and allowing Miss Williams to take her turn about the floor with the fellow. The sight of her dancing in Lord Fitzherbert’s arms did not hurt as much as it had once done, given what he now knew of her intentions.

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.