The Madness of Lord Westfall by Mia Marlowe

Author:Mia Marlowe [Marlowe, Mia]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: telepathic, psychic gifts, sensory extraordinaires, courtesan, madness/viscount, Bedlam, Regency, historical romance, Entangled Select
ISBN: 9781633754195
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Goodreads: 26124079
Publisher: Entangled Publishing, LLC
Published: 2014-12-31T16:00:00+00:00

Never trust the opinion of a madman. Especially on the subject of sanity.

~from the secret journal of Lady Nora Claremont

Chapter Thirteen

“Lord Westfall, what are you doing here?” And how could she keep her heart from leaping out of her chest?

“Pruning the rhododendrons,” he said. “I can’t imagine what the duke was thinking to allow them to be planted in this spot. They aren’t native to Wiltshire. The wicked things will take over if they aren’t kept in check. You see—”

“No,” she interrupted. “I mean, how did you come to be here?”

He grinned indulgently at her, as if she were a not-quite-bright child. “By carriage, of course. Well, I rode some of the way. His Grace likes to keep his favorite gelding with him so we traded off on either horseback or rear-facing squab—”

Was the man being purposely obtuse? “But why are you in Wiltshire?”

One of those rare, full smiles of his spread across his face. “To see you, of course.”

It was suddenly hard to breathe. She had to consciously push the air in and out. Down, Nora. You need him like you need a second head.

“It’s a bit of a step to travel to deliver an apology,” he said, “but I do hope you’ve forgiven me for the last time we were together.”

Was he asking forgiveness for the best time of her life? No, it was that other thing, she reminded herself. The fact that he’d used her to spy on her patron. She had to keep that in mind, but when she met his gaze, she couldn’t keep the corners of her mouth from turning up.

“Am I forgiven?” he asked.

Despite her best intentions, her smile exonerated him.

“Good.” He smiled back at her, his face the picture of someone at perfect peace. Her own breathing relaxed. Pierce accepted her without condition. She hadn’t felt this comfortable in anyone’s company since she’d lost Lewis.

“While I was trying to think of a way to accidentally make our paths cross, I thought I’d take care of these shrubs.” He applied the shears with vigor and more purple-sheathed limbs fell to the ground. “You saved me from having to come up with some sort of ruse. I’m glad you came to see me instead.”

“I haven’t come to see you.” Where had he gotten that idea?

“You’re here, aren’t you?”

She had to give him that. “Other than the apology, is there any other reason you want to see me?”

Pierce stopped his pruning and met her gaze steadily. “Of course, but you already know what it is.”

He didn’t say the words this time, but something that looked an awfully lot like love showed in his eyes. Whether the emotion was real or not, Westfall seemed to have convinced himself it was. If she didn’t look away quickly, he’d have her convinced, too.

“Yes, well, I had no idea you were here and I was simply out riding and…and…” The reason she was there finally slammed back into her mind. “And my mare has gone lame.”

This time he flashed her a damnably smug smile.

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