The Bachelor Betrayal by Maddison Michaels

The Bachelor Betrayal by Maddison Michaels

Author:Maddison Michaels
Language: eng
Format: epub
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Publisher: Entangled Publishing, LLC
Published: 2022-07-14T00:00:00+00:00


Chapter Twenty-One

While Lucas and the footmen lumbered into the hackney with the assailants, and Etta departed in Kat’s carriage, Marcus carefully placed Mr. Gingham onto one of the seats of his carriage before he and Kat settled on the opposite seat.

He told his coachman to take them to the closest hospital, which turned out to be Saint Mary-le-bone, only a short carriage ride away, and they stayed with Mr. Gingham until he was assessed by a doctor and deemed out of the woods. Gingham was concussed, though badly battered and bruised, but the doctor confirmed it was nothing life-threatening and that a night in the hospital would do the world of good for him.

Marcus was a bit frustrated that Gingham couldn’t seem to even remember being assaulted let alone remember contacting Kat regarding any information over the Chameleon.

“Hopefully, his memory comes back soon,” Kat said, as he helped her into his waiting carriage.

“I wouldn’t count on it.” Marcus sat down next to her, and almost immediately had to restrain his hands from pulling her onto his lap. She’d just been through a traumatic incident and the last thing she’d be thinking about was being ravished, even though somehow, amidst all this chaos, that was at the forefront of his mind.

“In a way, it was indeed fortuitous those men were there for me,” Kat said as the carriage steered its way through the early afternoon traffic of the cramped London streets, heading to the War Office.

“How so?” Marcus asked.

“Well, they stayed until I arrived.” Kat shrugged. “And we now have them in our custody, so we can question them and find out who sent them.”

“The very fact you were targeted is unacceptable.” Marcus grunted. “This entire situation is getting out of hand.”

“How so?” She mimicked his words back to him.

He narrowed his eyes. “Lord Burton was murdered last night, and then you were attacked today and had to fight off three men on your own. It’s got to be related.”

Kat sighed heartily. “Trust you to only see the dangers instead of the progress we have made.”

“Progress? Kat, I don’t want to see you getting hurt.” The very thought was like a vise around his chest.

“You can’t wrap me up in cotton.” She placed her hand over his as it rested on his lap.

The touch instantly calmed him, and he intertwined his fingers with hers. “I have to keep you safe, especially now.”

“Now that we’re lovers?”

“Yes.” He turned to face her, expecting to see perhaps sarcasm in her eyes, but instead there was an earnest truth radiating from her gaze. “The idea of you hurt is… I don’t know… It’s troubling. Intolerable.”

She smiled softly up at him and cupped his cheek with her other hand. “I’m fine, Marcus. I can protect myself. If those men were paid to either attack me or kidnap me, then it means someone is worried. That’s a good thing.”

“Your definition of the term, and my own, differ greatly.”

“Yes, I’m beginning to see that.” She sighed again and dropped her hand from his face, though she didn’t move her other hand from his.



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