Undressed to Impress the Duke by Scarlett Osborne

Author:Scarlett Osborne
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Published: 2020-08-07T21:00:00+00:00

Aaron had been anxiously awaiting this dinner. He knew that his brother and Lord Sommerset had gotten into a tiff at the ball. Luckily, Aaron and Jack were the first into the parlor, giving them time to discuss what needed to be done. Aaron handed his brother a drink.

“I expect you to make amends with Lord Sommerset,” he said to Jack. “Do what you have to. Apologize, if need be. Make things right between the two of you.”

Jack gave him a withering look. “Do you know what he said, Aaron?”

“No. And I don’t care,” he replied. “Sometimes, you have to get along with people that you don’t like among the ton. That’s what a gentleman does.”

Jack’s face fell even further. “You won’t even hear what he said?”

“What did he say?” Aaron relented, reminding himself that Jack was young, and fancied himself one of the Knights of the Roundtable.

“That Lady Julia was prime for the taking,” Jack told him, raising an eyebrow significantly.

“He was trying to get a rise out of you, Jack.” Aaron sipped his drink. It didn’t say anything good about Lord Sommerset.

“He is trying to woo Lady Julia,” Jack said. “He’s treating her like she’s a prime cut of meat. Aren’t you angry? I mean, you’re supposed to be engaged to her by the end of her stay.”

“True enough. But Jack, you can’t be offended by everything,” Aaron replied, already weary. “He’s an unpleasant sort, I’ll give you that. But he’s going to be our neighbor someday. No doubt, he’ll come to visit the Duke and Duchess from time to time. What would you have me do?”

“Lady Julia deserves better,” Jack said succinctly. “If you aren’t in love with her, then why not let her go?”

Aaron swallowed. He could not answer that. He was beginning to see that perhaps Jack was in love with Lady Julia. Luckily, the door opened and Arthur entered, along with Lady Julia and Lady Whitecier, thus ending the brothers’ tête-à-tête.

“I say,” Arthur said jovially. “Is that the good brandy?” The way that his eyes swept back and forth between them suggested that he, at least, might have heard a part of the conversation.

“It is,” Aaron replied. He decided to keep an eye on his brother and Lady Julia. He hadn’t been, he realized. He was curious to know if she returned his brother’s affections.

Lord Whitecier might be against her marrying a second son. In which case, Aaron would be more than happy to help Jack put forth his suit.

The web becomes even more tangled, he mused as he took a sip of his brandy. He watched as Jack spoke to Lady Julia. They were both smiling at each other in a way that Aaron knew well. It was a tale worthy of the bards. The Duke in love with a maid, and his younger brother in love with the Earl’s only daughter.

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