Scandal Incarnate (No Rules for Rogues Book 2) by Isobel Carr

Author:Isobel Carr [Carr, Isobel]
Language: eng
Format: azw3, epub
Tags: Romance, Historical, Fiction
ISBN: 9781940160030
Publisher: GoLightly Press
Published: 2020-09-16T16:00:00+00:00

Gabriel stared down at the most recent edition of Lady Banbury’s scandal sheet and cursed. His cousin Victoria had sent it round, folded up inside a sheet of foolscap upon which she had written, Damn you.—V.

He hadn’t been thinking. He’d made sure to keep George and the rest of them in the dark, but it hadn’t even occurred to him that the gossips would take such vicious notice of a single outing. She’d been seen on his arm for less than an hour, in a very public place. But the column spoke for itself:

As mentioned here before, this author has heard over and over from the gentlemen of her acquaintance, of the beauty of the mystery lady seen on the dangerous Brimstone’s arm at the First October Races. This same lady is reported to have been seen in the company of the even more deadly Lord Drake, and the equally reprehensible Duke of Alençon. Such a wild group of cicisbei has not been seen in recent years. I am happy to announce that it required little effort to discover the lady’s identity. It seems that the infamous Portrait Divorcée has reappeared, and is keeping company with one of, or possibly many of, society’s most scandalous bachelors. This comes as no surprise after the episode which ended her marriage, but one would have thought the lady would have learnt her lesson. This author is forced to wonder, has the devilish Brimstone found a new way to keep himself entertained when the lure of his usual pursuits wanes? And is poor Mr Perrin aware of his former wife’s current tastes in entertainment?

As he read the column over, phrases jumped out at him: Mystery Lady…one of, possibly some of. Gabriel cursed again and clenched his teeth. He’d dearly like to throttle Lady Banbury, whoever supplied her with information, and her damned publisher. Imogen had been skittish enough as it was.

This couldn’t possibly be good.

If Torrie was angry, George was likely to be in a rage, and Lord only knew what his nymph’s response would be. He’d be lucky to get within ten feet of her at the shooting party, if she even showed up.

Horrible thought, that. She might not even attend. And even if she did, he might not want to; George was sure to be out for blood. She’d specifically warned him off, and he’d ignored her. Gabriel crumpled his cousin’s note and the column and tossed it into the fire. Taking a savage satisfaction as they blossomed atop the coals.

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