Wishing For Rainbows by Rebecca King

Author:Rebecca King
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Publisher: R L King
Published: 2015-10-20T04:00:00+00:00

“I am alright, thank you,” Ursula assured several gentlemen who gathered around her to make sure that she was alright. “No, really, I am fine.”

“Well, well; causing a commotion again are you, Miss Proctor? In the company of London’s most notorious rake as well,” Barbarella Somersby drawled in a silken voice that was ripe with malicious pleasure.

Ursula frowned at her for a moment, then realised she was focused on someone who was standing directly behind her. She whirled around and mentally groaned at the sight of Brampton now standing a few feet away.

Well, he isn’t the coachman then. Nor is Barbarella for that matter, Ursula thought as she scanned the area for Trenton.

“I am waiting for someone,” Ursula reported to nobody in particular.

“All alone?” Barbarella’s voice was scornful.

Ursula pierced her with a glare. “My maid will be along at any moment.”

“I would move if I were you,” Brampton drawled. “After all, a young lady standing around on street corners in London is asking for trouble.”

She would never acknowledge as much in front of Barbarella, but Brampton had a point. Rather than move though, she flicked him with a rather scornful look.

“I am not alone though. You are here.” She smiled to herself when neither Brampton nor Barbarella spoke for a moment. She did, however, catch the look that passed between them.

Barbarella looked at her own maid rather pointedly. “Well, seeing as I am properly chaperoned, I was going to take a walk in the park. Care to join me?”

“No, thank you,” Ursula replied crisply.

“I had better remain here and protect Miss Proctor while she waits for her - maid,” Brampton declared with an air of satisfaction. He knew her maid wasn’t coming and was clearly relishing being in a position to put her on the spot.

Ursula threw him a dark look. “I don’t need a protector, thank you. Trenton should be here in a moment.” She was starting to get worried. Had he fallen off his horse in the trees somewhere?

“Trenton now, is it?” Brampton scoffed.

Barbarella snickered and flicked a dismissive glance at Ursula.

“I should be careful if I were you. Calderhill’s intentions will be less than honourable,” Brampton warned her.

“I don’t believe I asked your opinion,” Ursula countered, determined to ignore his goading.

“He may have been a neighbour, but he isn’t the man you think he is. He lured Barbarella in, compromised her, and then refused to marry her. Her father tried to force him to fulfil his obligations to the engagement, but I have it on good authority that he was paid a considerable sum of money to forget the incident by Trenton’s father. The gossips don’t forget though – anything.”

“I don’t believe you,” she whispered, carefully pushing aside all memories of the rumours she had heard about his engagement. “Trenton isn’t like that. He is an honourable man.”

“I know you two may have a long standing acquaintance, but the man cannot be trusted.”

“I have found Trenton to be nothing but kind, considerate, and generous,” she snapped.

She adamantly refusing to acknowledge the tendril of doubt Brampton’s warning created.

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