The Skilled Seduction by Tracy Goodwin

Author:Tracy Goodwin [Goodwin, Tracy]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
Published: 2014-12-31T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 11

By the time Tristan’s carriage swayed to a halt in front of his London brownstone, Victoria was beyond livid. She twirled the extravagant ring Tristan had given her, contemplating her dwindling choices, unwilling to relent without one final attempt at escape.

Where could she go?

Oliver had a home in London, but was he in town? It was worth a try. She had to get there, though, and Tristan’s driver would be of no use to her. She’d have to bide her time and wait for the right moment to flee. It must be soon, before witnesses uncovered that she was staying with Tristan sans chaperone, before she further disgraced her brother and his family.

The thought of her beloved brother, Sebastian, caused Victoria’s hands to shake ever so slightly. What would Sebastian think of her once he learned that she had run off with Tristan without one word to him? If he thought her a wanton before, Victoria trembled at what he must think of her now.

“I know you’re angry with me,” Tristan interrupted her inner turmoil, his voice rich with emotion. “But this is the right course of action. Someday you will see it.”

Like hell she would.

He helped her alight from the carriage. Though Tori took his hand out of necessity as she descended the carriage steps, she tossed it aside as soon as her feet touched the ground.

Appearing unaffected by their arrival, Tristan’s butler led them inside his townhome, straight into a study on the first floor. A fire was glowing within the grate and a tray was waiting on the center table complete with a pot of tea and a plate of sandwiches.

It was obvious that Tristan had sent word that they would be arriving. He’d planned this whole elaborate ruse and she’d walked right into his trap, just as he predicted she would. Victoria’s unadulterated rage reached a fever pitch both at Tristan and herself, for being so gullible.

“Who else knows I’m here?” Victoria demanded in her most haughty tone once they were alone, vehemently tossing her gloves on top of a mahogany Rococo table on the far wall, accentuated with scrolls and a fruit motif. “Aside from your barbaric driver and butler, that is.”

Tristan leaned against the desk, “My grandfather.”

“Your grandfather?” she hadn’t expected that.

“He’s coming to town for the ceremony. As is your maid—”

“Meg knows I’m here?” her every muscle tensed. If Meg was cognizant, she would tell Sebastian or at the very least Colin. Victoria would soon be saved.

Tristan must have sensed her train of thought, for he added, “Your brothers do not know where you are, nor will Meg tell them. She is unaware of her destination as of yet.”

Victoria was back to square one. “But Sebastian knows where you live. He will come looking for me.”

“I sent your brother a note explaining that you and I are eloping. I mentioned taking you to Gretna Green so, if he does look for you, he will travel in the wrong direction.”

“You sent Sebastian on some fruitless search?”

He nodded.

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