Wild Wulfs 01 - The Dark One by Ronda Thompson

Author:Ronda Thompson [Thompson, Ronda]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Fiction, Fantasy, Werewolves, Fantasy Fiction, Romance, Gothic, Erotica, Love Stories, Man-Woman Relationships, England, Regency, Great Britain, London
ISBN: 9780312935733
Google: lAjb2vhqjiQC
Amazon: 0312935730
Publisher: Macmillan
Published: 2005-11-01T05:00:00+00:00

Rosalind followed Armond upstairs. They had no sooner entered his room when he shut the door and glared at her. "Did I not tell you to never go next door without me, or without knowing for certain that Chapman wasn't home?"

She was stunned by his anger. "Well, yes," she admitted. "But I was worried about you. I thought that Franklin—"

"I don't care why you felt moved to go over there," he interrupted her. "You put yourself in danger, Rosalind. It was a foolish thing to do."

Her morning spent in worry, then Franklin's near attack on Rosalind, left her emotions raw. Her eyes stung with tears. "Excuse me for caring what happens to you," she said, and then she marched to the adjoining door, walked through it, and slammed it shut.

Armond opened the door a second later and came storming into her room. "I will not excuse you. If I hadn't gone to confront Chapman immediately upon my return home, he would have hit you, Rosalind. He might have done worse to you. Don't you realize you're not just dealing with a bully? You're dealing with a murderer?"

Rosalind's heart thudded against her chest. "How do you know? I mean for certain? What happened last night?"

"My Lord?" Hawkins called from the next room. "I've brought the basin. Shall I attend you?"

Without answering her, Armond left and returned to his room. Rosalind followed him, pausing at the adjoining door as Armond stripped off his wrinkled coat and soiled shirt. She gasped when she realized he had several small bleeding cuts on his neck and hands. What had happened to him? She couldn't stand not knowing, but Hawkins had dipped a cloth in the washbasin and looked as if he would tend to Armond's cuts.

She doubted that Armond would discuss what happened last night with her in front of Hawkins. Rosalind decided to take matters into her own hands. She approached the steward.

"Please allow me to see to my husband," she said to the man.

Hawkins turned an inquisitive look toward Armond.

"It's all right, Hawkins," Armond said. "Rosalind can clean me up."

"Very well."

As soon as Hawkins handed Rosalind the damp cloth and left the room, she turned to Armond. "How did you get cut? And where were you all night? How do you know that Franklin is in fact responsible for killing women?"

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