Dealing with the Viscount by Clair Brett

Author:Clair Brett
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Published: 2016-11-01T23:00:00+00:00

Ella was more nervous than she had been in years. She knew Maddie felt like a true lady being driven in a fancy carriage with beautiful horses to the grand manor house. She was only three, but every girl was born with a heart filled with dreams of fairy tales. She couldn't give into the excitement, she thought with sadness. She was of two minds. Part of her wanted Devon to prove he could be a great father and husband. It would be useless for her to try to ignore that part of herself. That's why she left to begin with. She knew she could fall in love with him. Unfortunately, life had become more complicated. She couldn't allow herself to fall in love with him until she knew his feelings. She would not live in a loveless marriage. She had spent most of her life living in a loveless family. If he loved her, that would be different. She knew he cared for Maddie and had decided she would find a way for Devon and Maddie to know each other, but as for Devon and herself, she just didn't trust it.

Next, was the fact that she was being blackmailed for an unknown reason. The blackmailers were getting more threatening and bolder in their demands. The fact she was missing a meeting with them to attend this luncheon could mean real danger. She was hoping she might be able to get away in time to make it. It was her plan to find them, and to find why she was being blackmailed. She wasn't sure she wanted the truth, but she did want the threats to stop.

Once the carriage had deposited them at the door, they were escorted into the house and along a bright hallway lined with windows letting in the late afternoon sun. It felt warm and inviting. To the right at the far end they were ushered into a warm inviting room. Sitting on the sofa were LePrin and Flick busy working on embroidery. When they were announced, the women looked up smiling.

"Thank you, you may leave us. Would you please inform the gentlemen that our guests have arrived?" Asked LePrin.

"Yes, Ma'am," and he retired.

Before Ella could cross the room, LePrin rose and enveloped Ella into a fierce embrace.

"This was the only thing I wanted to do when I saw you alive," she said with emotion.

"I missed you. I am sorry I left as I did. I just–" Ella broke off not knowing how to tell LePrin why she left without admitting to things she didn't want to admit.

LePrin grasped her face in her hands and looked into her eyes. Ella saw her secret reflected in the woman's eyes. She wouldn't have to explain after all. She would always be grateful to Devon for bringing LePrin back into her life.

"She is beautiful. You have done well, as I knew you would," LePrin said to break the spell. She could tell she was trying very hard to hide her French accent.

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