The Viscount's Revenge by Normandie Alleman

Author:Normandie Alleman [Alleman, Normandie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Wisteria Lane Press
Published: 2022-07-20T18:30:00+00:00

Chapter 12

A moment before he kissed Phoebe, Alex heard footsteps coming down the hall. Whether it was Phoebe's bold accusation or the clamor of the books Alex had knocked over, something had alerted another member of the household. Alex prayed it was Phoebe's lady's maid and not the lord or lady of the house.

Whoever it was, the only way for Alex to be sure Phoebe did not instantly blurt out his secret to them was by covering her mouth with his.

That he got to taste the sweet nectar of Phoebe's lips again was merely a bonus.

"What is the meaning of this?" Lord Turlington hissed, marching into the room with a scowl that would have made lesser men cower. Not Alex, though. All Alex wanted to do was punch the man.

Luckily, Phoebe was in Alex’s grasp, and by the time he released her, he had tamped down the most violent of his urges well enough to keep from striking the man.

Phoebe herself seemed too dazed from the double hit of discovering Alex’s true identity and his unexpected kiss to be able to say anything at all.

"You..." Turlington said, pointing a quaking finger at Alex. For a moment, he thought he was found out, but upon closer look, there was no recognition in Turlington's eyes, only anger. Likely, he was not angry about the threat to his daughter's virtue—if Alex had learned anything about the man, it was that he would be more upset about the potential loss of a fortuitous business deal.

It sickened him. What kind of man saw his own flesh and blood as nothing more than property to auction off?

The same sort of man who would sell out king and country for his own benefit, Alex surmised. The sort of man who would look the other way about such an impropriety—for the right price.

"How dare you!" Lord Turlington exclaimed, saving most of his vitriol for who he saw as the wealthy foreigner who seduced his untouched daughter. When he glanced at Phoebe, he only a disgusted sneer for her. "Do you have any idea how much I will make you regret—"

"Papa, no!" Phoebe cried, both of them keeping their voices low enough to prevent anyone else from learning about the brewing scandal.

Alex held up a hand to stop her, stepping forward to meet Turlington with a hard look of his own.

"I expect you to make this right," Lord Turlington said through clenched teeth.

"That won't be a problem," Alex answered without hesitation.

"What are you saying?" Phoebe protested. "You cannot—"

"That is enough, Phoebe," Turlington snapped at his daughter. "You are to go to your room this instant and not speak another word of this."

"But Papa—"

"Not another word," he reiterated. "If you wish to keep the reputation of this family intact, you will do as I say. Now!"

Phoebe sent a final worried look in Alex's direction, but he gave her a small nod, encouraging her to follow her father's wishes. If she had wanted to, she could have ruined him in that moment.

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