A Most Peculiar Circumstance by Jen Turano

Author:Jen Turano [Turano, Jen]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: Romance, Fiction, General, Historical, Christian, (¯`'•.¸//(*_*)\\¸.•'´¯)
ISBN: 9781441261519
Publisher: Baker Books
Published: 2013-06-01T23:46:19+00:00

13

Theodore couldn’t seem to stem the flow of words that kept spewing out of his mouth. Things like “completely ridiculous” and “what were you thinking?” and “you’ve obviously lost your mind” continued to pour from his lips as he stalked back and forth in front of the cell. It was only when “all of you need a good spanking” burst out that he suddenly realized he might have gone too far. He came to an abrupt halt and winced when all the ladies—not just Katherine, Agatha, and Arabella—began making rather loud hissing noises.

He braced himself when Katherine, surprisingly haughty in her outlandish outfit, stepped up to the bars, pressed her face as far as she could through them, and sent him a glare he hadn’t received from her since childhood.

“While that was certainly uncalled-for, brother dear, I’m going to excuse your behavior just this once because it’s apparent that you have lost your mind, not the other way around.”

Before he could reply, she drew back and let out a huff. “Now then, you may feel free to continue your rant, but may I suggest you do so at a later time? I for one am weary of this place. I’m sure your time would be better spent securing our release, so run along and do whatever it is you need to do. We’ll wait for you here.”

A flash of something he hadn’t felt in a very long time crashed over him. It almost felt like remorse, or perhaps it was embarrassment, or . . .

A snapping of a finger had him narrowing his eyes at his sister. “Don’t ever . . . do that . . . again,” he bit out.

Katherine lifted her hand, snapped her fingers, not once but twice, and then turned her back on him. She pushed her way past Dot, moved to the opposite side of the cell, and sat down on a bench without speaking another word as she began to inspect her fingernails.

A glimmer of reluctant admiration ran through him.

A loud clearing of a throat from behind forced him to drag his attention away from his sister and turn. He discovered a police officer standing a few feet from him, watching him warily.

“Is, ah, everything all right, Mr. Wilder?”

Theodore summoned up a smile. “Of course, everything is fine.”

“I thought I heard you yelling and, well, I must state most emphatically that we really don’t condone spanking prisoners.”

He really shouldn’t have allowed his temper free rein.

It wasn’t how he normally reacted to disturbing news, but the thought of the ladies blithely traveling around the docks had unfortunately sent him over the edge.

How to explain?

No explanation came to him, so he gave the officer a nod, hoped the man would take that as a sign he wasn’t going to spank anyone, and decided his only option was to change the subject. “What have you heard about women disappearing from the streets?”

The officer shook his head. “I’m afraid I don’t know what you’re talking about.”

Theodore heard Dot mutter something less than ladylike under her breath.

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