The Robber Bride by Jerrica Knight-Catania

Author:Jerrica Knight-Catania [Knight-Catania, Jerrica]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Fiction, Romance, Historical, Regency
ISBN: 9781935171768
Google: Da5pH1bvXaoC
Amazon: B004Z1UT4W
Publisher: Second Wind Publishing
Published: 2011-05-01T16:00:00+00:00

Twelve

Fin watched the unmarked carriage as it sped down the road, out of sight. He could have followed it, and he probably could have caught up to it, but he didn’t. It had been his every intention to do so. Victoria was on the back of the carriage—he was certain of it. But if he caught up to it—if he caught Victoria in the act—he would be forced to deal with that. Suddenly he wasn’t up to that particular task.

Instead, he approached the carriage to make sure whoever was inside was all right. Before he made it there, though, a familiar head popped out. What the devil?

“Woodmore?”

“Is he gone?” the man asked, a wild look of fright in his eyes.

“Yes, he’s gone,” Fin replied as he climbed down from his mount. “Are you all right?”

Woodmore stepped down to the street and stared off in the direction of Victoria’s carriage. “Just a bit shaken up is all. You saved my life, though.” He looked to Fin with adoration.

“Yes, well, you’re welcome.” Fin wasn’t completely comfortable with the man. There was something about him that struck Fin as odd, but he couldn’t quite put his finger on it. “Though I doubt he would have shot.”

“But he certainly could have,” Woodmore persisted. “How may I repay you?”

“No repayment necessary.”

“I insist.”

“And I decline.”

Woodmore stepped closer to Fin. Too close. He lowered his voice when he said, “I would really like to show my appreciation, my lord.”

Oh, good God. Was Woodmore propositioning him? Fin suddenly understood why he’d always been a bit suspicious of the man. The bloody chap preferred men to women. Damn and blast. Fin didn’t give a fig what the man did in the privacy of his own home, but to make such a blatant proposition to someone he barely knew . . .

Fin stepped back a half step. “Were I a less understanding man, I might have beat you to a bloody pulp. As it is, I’m quite understanding, but I’m a rarity.”

“But—”

“No, no!” Fin swung his leg over his horse’s back. “No buts, please. Just go home and try to forget that I saved your life.”

Silence accompanied him as he rode away, and Fin was grateful for that. He had much to think about. What scared him was the discovery he’d made tonight. The confirmation that Victoria was doing something highly illegal and very dangerous.

But why? That was the question that lingered in his mind as he returned his horse to the mews and went inside. The house was dark, save a single sconce in the entryway to illuminate his path to the stairs. He climbed them slowly; every step felt heavy and laden with sadness. The distance between him and Victoria had gone from a stream to an ocean in the matter of a day, and part of him wished he had never seen her in Southwark.

It still puzzled him, though, and likely would for some time. He didn’t foresee getting any answers from her any time soon. But

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