The Heiress's Convenient Husband by Regina Scott
Author:Regina Scott
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: regency romance, sweet romance, marriage of convenience, law enforcement hero, heiress romance
Publisher: Regina Scott
Chapter Thirteen
Eva sent Pym to alert Mr. Greer and the militia. She sent Yeager to make sure Mr. Denby and Mr. Chance at the castle could see the fire from their vantage point. She hated waiting for news, but there was little else she could do. She and Patsy remained near the window, watching the flames climb higher until she could see the castle in their glow.
âHow could this have happened?â she worried aloud.
âSomeoneâs playing a prank,â Patsy said. âYoung folk thinking itâs all fine and good to hold a summer bonfire on the headland now that you and the magistrate have moved out of the castle.â
If only the reason was so innocent, but Eva couldnât shake the fear that this was the work of their mysterious stranger.
Mr. Pym returned first.
âThe militia are on their way,â he assured her and Patsy as he came back into the withdrawing room. âThey didnât even wait to don their red coats.â
âDid they at least take buckets, a water wagon?â Eva pressed.
âThe village hasnât needed one before now, miss,â Pym replied. âThe last fire we had was at least twenty years ago. It was from a lightning strike on the hill above the spa, and it burned itself out before reaching any building. But never you fear, they have spades and wet cloth. That will have to do.â
Yeager took longer to return. âStayed to help the militia,â he reported. âTook a bit for them to figure out how to work together, but they have it under control now. The fire was nearly spent when I left.â
She wanted to feel relieved. âWhat was the cause?â
His face darkened. âIt was hard to see into the center of the burn, but it looked to me like someone had set the grass on fire.â
âSomeone out to harm the castle?â Eva guessed.
As if she was just as concerned, Patsy cringed, but she stayed up with the rest of them until the glow from the hillside had subsided, and the smoke had melded with the night.
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