Flame of Fury

Author:Green, Sharon [Green, Sharon]
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Published: 2010-04-08T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eleven

Rianne strolled around the grounds near Bryan Machlin's house, knowing she'd already done everything possible to be ready for the next day. Before leaving her stepfather's house, she'd been able to order the rest of her clothing packed and sent to her. Machlin had been busy speaking to Harms at the time, so she'd been able to specify that she wanted her things by that night.

The ride back had been as silent as the ride going, with Mrs. Raymond staring into space and looking very pale. Rianne noticed that the woman seemed to have had a hard time with her story, and had obviously been trying to keep from being sick. As soon as they'd reached the house she'd hurried inside, and one of the housegirls had later told Rianne that Mrs. Raymond was lying down and had asked not to be disturbed.

"But I'm sure she won't mind if 'Bryan' disturbs her," Rianne muttered, hating the very sound of the name. She'd never be able to speak it herself, not after hearing it so often on the lips of that woman. It made her so mad she wanted to kick Mrs. Raymond, and to emphasize the point she kicked at a leaf in the grass. The leaf disappeared out of sight under the hem of her day gown, leaving her with no idea about whether or not she'd missed. What she hadn't missed was how cozy those two were, each of whom was supposedly married to someone else. What she really ought to do was tell them off right to their faces…

But why bother? Rianne sighed as she forced herself to face the truth instead, a disappointing truth but one that couldn't be avoided. Her marriage to Bryan Machlin had merely been part of his plan against her stepfather, nothing to do with her personally. He'd also tricked her into his bed, an act low enough to make her angry, but it also wasn't unexpected. As Angus had pointed out, strong men had a habit of taking what they wanted, something all the books agreed with. Conventions were always disregarded by men like that, men whose passions were so strong. They were born to rule everything and everyone around them, especially their women.

Which meant that that sort of man wasn't likely to want someone like her as a wife. She wasn't the kind of woman to let any man rule her completely, which Bryan Machlin had already learned - and obviously hated. He'd put up with her until now only because he had to, and now didn't even want her around to identify their common enemy.

That identification was something she owed him as well as herself, but he must be afraid he'd never be rid of her if he took her to London. She couldn't blame him for the belief, but that wasn't how it would be. According to Mrs. Raymond, he was already prepared to return her freedom. Once the one who paced her nightmares was found, she would be gone before she became an embarrassment to Machlin.

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