Falling for the Viscount_Book VI of The Seven Curses of London Series by Lana Williams

Author:Lana Williams [Williams, Lana]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: A Victorian Romance
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

“Kate.” Charlie smiled at the young woman he’d been searching for high and low. She’d left Miss Petrie’s and disappeared for several days. Blast her hide. He’d tried looking for her on this street a few times already without success. “Where have you been?”

“Here and there.” She dropped her gaze, her expression solemn, obviously realizing his smile was anything but friendly.

The last thing he needed was another woman causing him trouble.

When he’d confronted the Fairchild woman who’d been visiting several of the homes, he thought she looked familiar. Her wide blue eyes had rambled around in his head until it finally came to him earlier today. She was the same woman who’d been dressed as a lad at Cremorne Gardens.

Unease had coiled through him at the revelation. He’d already realized he’d seen the man she’d been with at the gardens as well. What they were up to remained a mystery. Though he’d kept an eye out for the man, he hadn’t made another appearance.

Knowing Miss Fairchild was lurking in places she shouldn’t be concerned him as well. It concerned him a great deal. Added to that was the fact that Kate might’ve shared her discontent with her. If she had, the entire situation was more worrisome.

“I’ve been wantin’ to talk to you,” Charlie told her, doing his best to keep his tone civil when what he really wanted to do was shake her.

She looked up at him, her expression wary. “What about?”

“Stephens told me you talked to a woman the other day at the home.”

“So?”

“So I want to know what you told her.” He dropped the smile.

Fear crept into the back of her eyes. “Nothin’ important.” She lifted a thin shoulder. “We spoke of the weather.”

“The weather? Sure, you did.” He stepped closer. “Did you open your big mouth again, Kate? You’re always spoutin’ off about how terrible your life is, but we pay you a decent wage for your services.”

“I’m done with that life, Charlie. I’m findin’ me honest work from now on.”

“You’ve said that before yet here you are, workin’ the street again.”

“Not fer long. Stephens stole the money I saved. I just need to work long enough to get it back. Then I’m done with this.” She shifted to let several people pass by on the walk.

“I’ve no problem with that, Kate. You’ve always been free to leave whenever you wish. All I want with you is to know what you spoke to that woman about. I don’t want her botherin’ the other girls.”

Kate studied him, as though trying to determine if he spoke the truth. “Truly?”

Charlie nodded, mustering as much sincerity into his expression as possible. But his fingers were crossed at his side.

She debated another moment—almost long enough for him to give in to the urge to reach for her neck in his impatience—before responding. “She didn’t mean any harm. She just wanted to know what it was like.”

“What?”

“The business.” The corner of her mouth tilted up in a sad smile. “‘The life of a fallen woman’ she called it.

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