Not Quite a Baroness: A Sweet Victorian Gothic Historical Romance (The Boston Heiresses Book 2) by Ava Rose

Author:Ava Rose [Rose, Ava]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Flourish Books
Published: 2020-11-16T00:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER TEN

Henry had not even considered allowing Libby to come with him to this neighborhood, even though this was the better part of Roxbury. It was not a place for a genteel lady like her. Yes, she was no delicate flower, but she was very vulnerable right now, particularly with someone following her. He had not been able to determine whether they were male or female, for all he had seen the other day was a hooded figure; a dark medieval-style cloak.

His concern for her safety had greatly increased in the past days, as had another feeling he would not dare pause to name.

So, he had come here to Roxbury in his own carriage, to study the murder scene. Without her.

The alley where the murder had allegedly happened was his first stop. It had not yet been searched by the police. Many days had passed since Mr. Hart’s murder and all evidence had most likely been tampered with, but if there truly was something to find, he would find it.

At first, it looked like any alley, in need of some cheer and cleaning, but as he advanced farther in, he found a large brick lying beside the steps to a shop. He put down his bag and picked up the brick to examine. The rain had washed the top surface clean, but when he turned it, he found a crack with a few strands of blonde hair stuck beneath, and a greasy substance that smelled like a cross between perfume and men’s cologne. It was a very distinctive odor. He placed the brick back onto the ground before reaching into his bag and retrieving a wooden box. He had several such boxes, ideal for collecting evidence.

Very carefully, he removed a couple of the hairs stuck in the brick’s crack and placed it in the box, together with a scraping of the perfumed grease. Mr. Hart had blonde hair, and Mr. Burris had described a distinctive pomade found during the autopsy. And a boulder had supposedly been used to bash him on the head. Even though this was not a boulder, it looked sturdy enough to fracture a grown man’s skull. He contemplated taking the brick with him, but there was no space for it in his bag, and he couldn’t possibly carry it around.

The police could always come back here. If they cared to, that is.

Henry studied the whole area, even in corners looking for more evidence, but he was not as lucky as he’d earlier been. When he was sure there was nothing more for him to find, he picked up his bag and returned to the main street, then continued down.

He spotted a slight woman in a fine black dress that looked uncannily like Libby stepping out of a sweet shop. It couldn’t be her, surely? He quickened his pace. The woman turned back to say something to an elderly lady in the shop doorway. When she swiveled to face the street, they collided.

Annoyance filled him. It was, indeed, Libby.

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