The Baron to Break by Tammy Andresen

Author:Tammy Andresen
Language: eng
Format: epub

CHAPTER NINE

Emily followed Jacob down the back stairs and out the kitchen door, not questioning why they were sneaking out in the middle of the night.

Some deep part of her trusted him. Trusted that he had her best interest at heart and that he’d keep her safe no matter what.

He reached back, grasping her hand and pulling her closer to his side as they approached a waiting carriage.

But she stopped several feet away. “Jacob. That’s a different carriage.”

“My mother’s,” he chuckled. “Or as you pointed out, mine.”

Her lips parted as she stared at the highly polished vehicle. His was a plain black that had likely cost half of what this carriage cost. “She won’t notice?”

“Oh, she will. But by then we’ll be halfway to our good friend, the Duke of Wingate. And the men following us won’t recognize this carriage.”

“That is smart,” she gushed, giving him a wide smile. He smiled back and then tugged on her hand, helping her into the vehicle and onto the seat next to a sleeping Clara.

“There is something you should know, however,” he whispered even as the carriage began to move, quietly rolling down the dirt packed road.

“What is it?” Fear skittered through her, but she snapped her spine straight. She wanted to know, and she appreciated Jacob sharing the details with her.

“My mother. She had a letter from Mister Barrow.”

She gasped, her eyes growing wide.

He reached into his pocket pulling out a sheet. With trembling hands she took it, and unfolded the paper to read the words, her brows knitting in confusion. “Is it just me or do the pieces not seem to fit?”

“It’s not you.” He took the note back, returning it to his pocket. “But we’re going to find all the pieces and fit them together. You have my word.”

Grabbing up her skirts, she pushed off the seat and half stood to shift herself so that she could sit next to him.

For a moment, she wondered what he might do but he instantly moved, making room for her, and placing his arm on the back of the bench behind her.

The moment she settled in, he touched her shoulders, drawing her close. She willingly melted into his embrace, her face tilting up to his. “I have every confidence.”

“Emily,” his voice held a strain she’d never heard before. “Don’t say that. I do not want to disappoint.”

She brought her hand to his chest even as her breasts pressed into his side. She wasn’t embarrassed, in fact the intimacy felt wonderfully right. “You won’t, Jacob.” She meant the words. This man had been a shield for her through the worst part of her life. “You’ve already done so much more than I could ever hope or imagine. I will be forever in your debt.”

And while she held no illusion that he’d provide for her distant future, he kept her safe here and now and that mattered to her.

He looked down at her, their breath mingling as his thumb lifted to stroke along her cheek. “Emily,” he whispered and then he bent closer, his lips brushing across hers.

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