Kiss the Earl by Lamm Gina
Author:Lamm, Gina [Lamm, Gina]
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Publisher: Sourcebooks
Published: 2015-02-03T08:00:00+00:00
Eighteen
Ella bit her lip, glaring down at her hand. She had two threes and a six. Rolling her eyes, she tossed down the three of hearts.
“It’s your go.”
Elspeth just yawned, then stuck her foot in the air to attend to some very personal grooming.
Tossing the rest of her cards down in disgust, Ella shoved to her feet. “It would help if you’d take this game seriously, cat.”
A low, rumbling purr was the only answer.
Ella crossed the bedroom to the window, happy to feel how much better her foot was able to painlessly bear her weight. It had been a few days since that weird little incident in the library, and like a big fat coward, Ella had stayed right here in this room, completely avoiding Patrick. She’d read the books Mrs. Templeton had brought her, played more games of solitaire than she cared to admit, and finally, out of desperation, decided to deal the cat in.
That hadn’t really gone well.
Pursing her lips, Ella blew a raspberry and fluffed out the sides of her nightshirt. Well, Patrick’s nightshirt, really. She glanced at the yellow dress that Mrs. Templeton had mended and pressed. It was hanging on the door of the armoire, just waiting for her. Mrs. Templeton had probably expected her to put it on yesterday, and start acting like a human being instead of a hermit. But Ella couldn’t stand the thought of facing Patrick again.
She looked out the window and frowned at the beautiful, sunlit countryside. He’d seemed really pleased and flattered when she first showed him the drawing, but then he’d gotten really angry—angrier than she’d ever seen him. And all she’d done was tell him he could go and look for his damn fiancée.
Men. They made no freaking sense at all.
She thumped her head against the glass, the coolness feeling good to her skin. If only she could find out why he’d blown up. After all, he’d saved her ass. She really didn’t want to make him angry, and if she could, she’d love to kiss him again. Wincing, she closed her eyes. No. She shouldn’t want to kiss him. He was engaged. But something was still weird about it. Why did he refuse to go look for Amelia if he was in love with her?
“Mrow.”
Ella glanced down at the cat, who’d leapt down from the chair and was currently rubbing up against Ella’s ankles.
“Yeah, you’re right. I should stop hiding in here like a coward and start doing some detective work.” Ella nodded decisively and marched over to the wardrobe, only limping the slightest bit. She’d get dressed, go downstairs, and talk to Mrs. Templeton and maybe Sharpwicke. They should know about the earl’s engagement and why he’d been acting so odd lately.
Well, they had a better chance of knowing why than she did, she thought as she pulled the yellow dress over her head. They hadn’t been playing cards with the cat for the last three days.
She tied her hair back with a ribbon, carefully slipped her feet into her boots, and opened the door as slowly as she could.
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