The Scent of Love by Meara Platt

The Scent of Love by Meara Platt

Author:Meara Platt
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Published: 2020-03-30T16:00:00+00:00


Chapter Nine

BELLE AND HONEY had traveled to Oxford in the carriage loaned to them by their Uncle John. The ever-reliable Abner Mayhew was their driver who would return them to London by the end of the week. Since they had the use of the carriage until then, Belle and her sister, and Finn and his brother, hopped in it the next morning. They told her parents they were going to visit Magdalen College, the school Finn had attended while at university. However, it was merely a pretext for spending the day in town to investigate what was really going on at their perfume shop.

Hortensia had agreed to keep their parents occupied at home. She was not pleased Belle and Honey were going about town in the company of the two Brayden brothers, but this was not London, and the rules were a bit more relaxed here. In addition, now that Finn’s intentions were known to be serious, there was less concern about appearances.

No doubt her parents hoped Joshua and Honey being thrown together would ignite a spark between them, but Belle had to admit she saw none. They were polite to each other and chatted amiably, but she knew Honey very well and saw no brightening in her eyes or light intake of breath whenever his name was mentioned.

Honey had spoken of Lord Wycke on the ride up here.

Was he the one?

Belle did not feel too badly for Joshua. He was quite dashing and considered an excellent catch. Perhaps one of her cousins would strike his fancy. Holly, Dahlia, and Heather were due to arrive later today.

She shook out of the thought. Her mind ought to be on their shop and the troubles going on there, not on matchmaking. Besides, Honey was frowning at the two Braydens who were grinning back at her. “If either of you ever dare to call me Honeysuckle or reveal my given name to anyone, I shall carve you into little pieces with the very large, very sharply honed claymore that hangs over our drawing room hearth. Got it?”

Finn and Joshua chuckled.

“Got it,” Finn said. “We give you our oaths. Right, Joshua?”

His brother nodded. “You have my word. I have no desire to be chopped up like overly ripe cabbage and fed to the hogs.”

The sun was shining, and the blue sky was dotted with puffs of white clouds as the four of them descended the carriage in front of Magdalen College. Belle liked the way Finn’s hands lingered at her waist as he helped her down. But they had much to accomplish today, and she could not afford to be distracted. “Abner, we plan to spend the day walking around the college. We’ll stop at the Ramsford Tea Shop afterward. Will you pick us up there at three o’clock? That ought to give us time to return home and freshen up before our other guests arrive.”

“As ye wish, Miss Belle.”

They all watched Abner drive off.

Belle assumed they would walk directly to their perfume shop, but Finn led her toward the college.



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