Duke of Seduction by Darcy Burke

Author:Darcy Burke [Burke, Darcy]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Romance
ISBN: 9781944576318
Amazon: B07DC3D5WR
Goodreads: 40581207
Publisher: Darcy Burke Publishing
Published: 2018-08-21T00:00:00+00:00

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Strolling into Brooks’s the following evening, Beck went directly to the small drawing room where he might run into Felix. If he was there. It was a bit early yet, and Beck would be content to simply sip a whiskey.

Or five.

He’d slept late and spent the day closeted in his study with his guitar and pen. It had taken Gage to pull him out of his thoughts and force him to bathe and go out this evening. Gage was nothing if not attuned to Beck’s moods.

And his mood had been rather dark following last night’s encounter with Lavinia. Rather, encounters. First there had been the kissing, then there had been her attempt at flirtation. He’d botched both.

Fine, maybe he hadn’t botched the kissing. It had been quite nice. Quite nice? It had been sublime. He’d messed up in that he shouldn’t have kissed her in the first place. Just as he shouldn’t have gone into the library looking for her, because that was precisely what he’d done. Actually, in hindsight, he shouldn’t even have joined the game. Hell, he could do better than that. He shouldn’t have gone to the damn party to begin with.

But he had. And he’d kissed her. Furthermore, it had been divine. He’d drunk himself silly last night in an effort to banish her from his mind. He’d slept fitfully, dreaming of her. Then he’d awakened early and frigged himself, and still she lingered as he fell into an exhausted slumber that lasted until afternoon.

Immersing himself in music and words had helped, though the outpouring of emotion had been dark and dissonant, leaving him feeling unsatisfied and a bit…empty.

He was used to that feeling. It came to him now and again, less often since he’d become the Duke of Seduction. However, since he’d found the letter from Helen a few days ago, he found himself falling back into the old pattern.

A footman brought a glass of whiskey as soon as he sat at a table. Beck thanked him and took a sip of the rich, pale amber liquid. It was heavy and spicy and exactly what he wanted. He needed fortification.

He couldn’t continue to fixate on Lavinia. She was a charming and intelligent young woman who deserved a husband who would give her light and love. And science. Beck definitely couldn’t do that.

What Beck needed to do was find out who had told his sister she was better off dead. That needed to be his priority. He considered speaking with the Duchess of Kendal, but if she’d been embroiled in a scandal, she might not wish to discuss that time period. It was also possible that she didn’t know Helen or who those other women might be. No, he’d be better off finding someone else who could help him.

Beck sipped his whiskey and looked about the room, cataloguing the handful of gentlemen in attendance, none of whom were better than acquaintances. From the corner of his eye, Beck saw someone enter. He turned his head, hoping it was Felix, who would undoubtedly be able to help him think of someone to talk to.

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