Convincing You (Sensing Series Book 2) by J.M. Adele

Author:J.M. Adele
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Publisher: Book Flare Publishers
Published: 2020-01-23T05:00:00+00:00

Emmeline

Hampshire, England

16th of August, 1866

I lifted my shoulders, deliberately pushing my stomach out as Marybeth tightened the ties of my corset. Touching my braided chignon, I ensured that the pins had not fallen free. Light poured in through the lace curtains, bathing me in its reflected glow in the mirror. I leaned forward, noticing a few extra freckles across my nose, a blessing from the sun. My feet itched to be out in its direct glory.

In the last few years, I had taken to enjoying outings to satisfy my craving for something more than a luncheon of sandwiches and an afternoon of embroidery. Although he was pleased that my sweet tooth had gained some control, my father would be most displeased if he were to uncover the truth behind my afternoon jaunts.

Marybeth, my chambermaid, was quite happy to provide cover so she could carry on an illicit affair with my uncle, Tobias. He was betrothed to another—a rather arduous ordeal for both parties if one was to read their body language correctly when poor Lady Margaret endured weekly visits to the estate for luncheon of a Friday afternoon.

Tobias and Marybeth thought their rendezvous were discreet. Perhaps anywhere other than the glasshouse would have been a more suitable choice where the pitiful greenery and the calcified ghosts of raindrops on glass provided minimal cover.

Sometimes I’d entertained myself by spying on them through the panes, listening to Marybeth’s high-pitched squeals as the flash of pale, white buttocks clenched and thrusted atop her body. Uncle Tobias grunted like a boar, while the maid’s vocalisations resembled that of a piglet. It was all quite incestuous. And ... amusing.

Tobias always returned to the house first, leaving his mistress to wait an hour or so in the humid, loamy air. Without fail, his coat and the knees of his trousers sported patches of dirt, making a mockery of his cries of innocence when confronted by his sister, my mother. He purported to be extremely fond of gardening.

He did rather enjoy planting his seed, as it were.

If it was a wife’s duty to be rutted upon by a boar, I wanted no part of marriage.

I had finally grown tired of the show and taken to borrowing a horse. Give me the open fields and the wind in my hair, and I was most content. And if the opportunity arose for me to cross paths with Sebastian, my contentment brimmed over into joy.

If my father were to find out, it would surely mean an end to my afternoon rides, and an end to Tobias’s affair. Hence, it was advantageous for all involved if tongues were kept caged behind tight lips. I’d been sure to point this out to my chambermaid, who’d agreed, albeit peevishly.

“I shall be taking my leave earlier this morn.”

“No, miss. Your mother requires your presence in the drawing room.”

I tutted, pulling on a corset cover. “What the devil does she want now?”

Marybeth’s eyes flitted to the mirror, but did not raise to the level of mine.

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