Unrequited Love by King Rebecca

Author:King, Rebecca [King, Rebecca]
Language: eng
Format: azw3, epub
Published: 2019-07-02T16:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER TEN

When Ryan crept back into the room an hour and a half hour later it was to find Sian tucked beneath the covers sound asleep. He closed the door quietly behind him and tiptoed across the room. Perching on the edge of the bed, he took a moment to study her. His gaze turned to the narrow gash on her forehead. It had already started to turn purple and looked painful, but Ryan had been assured by the doctor it would fade in time, with plenty of rest and relaxation.

He looked up when Mabel eased into the room. The look on her face warned him that she had uncomfortable news.

“What is it now?”

“Her father is downstairs and wants her moving home.” Mabel sighed as she eased into the chair on the opposite side of the bed.

“I don’t give a damn what her father wants, she is not going anywhere. The doctor has ordered her to have complete bed rest and that is what she is going to have. Do you really think it is fair on her to have Wilhelmina and Cedrick hovering over her while she tries to recover? They hardly create a relaxing atmosphere, do they?”

“She is very disappointed in her father right now.”

“Who can blame her?” Ryan snorted. “I am very disappointed in Arthur right now.”

“He has told you about our situation.” It wasn’t a question.

Ryan’s face was grim when he nodded. “What I don’t understand is that if there is no dowry why Arthur is so determined to get her wed. I mean, she is hardly an expense, is she?”

“Arthur has been told by Wilhelmina that his girls should be married by now, so that is what he is trying to do.”

“What does Wilhelmina have over him?” Ryan asked. “Has she leant him some money in the past, or given him something, or does she know something about Arthur that she is using to blackmail him? Why does he seem willing to listen to her and only her?”

“I wish I knew. Nothing, not even his marriage, is as important as that hideous woman,” Mabel sighed.

“You do know that Sian is prepared to leave to avoid having to marry Cedrick, don’t you? I doubt you will be able to get her to return once she has gone,” Ryan warned.

Mabel squinted at the anger she could hear in his voice. “You care about her, don’t you?”

Ryan nodded. He could see no reason to lie to the woman. She had to know. Someone had to know, aside from Norman that is.

“I don’t care for my husband,” Mabel told him bluntly. “There is no point lying about it. He is not the man I married. I now bitterly regret marrying him. There, I have said it. It is scandalous of me, I know, and there is nothing I can do about it, but it is fact. Because of it, I will advise you to do everything you can to avoid being married for duty. Don’t do it to yourself.

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