The Witching Hour (Wiggons School #3) (Wiggons' School for Elegant Young Ladies) (The Wiggons' School for Elegan Young Ladies) by Jane Charles

Author:Jane Charles [Charles, Jane]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Night Shift Publishing
Published: 2016-11-11T22:00:00+00:00

“Lord Atwood, if I may be presumptuous, I do believe a Christmas wedding would be lovely,” Wesley said from his side of the carriage.

Claudia blinked at him.

“Do you believe that leaves you enough time to prepare?” Atwood asked.

“We will begin first thing in the morning, but I do not foresee any difficulty.”

Claudia looked to Tess for an explanation.

Instead, her friend was looking at her with curiosity.

“Who is getting married?” she finally asked aloud.

“You are, Miss Morris,” Atwood answered.

Did he say she was? “I beg your pardon? I am not marrying anyone.”

“I’m afraid that mark on your neck says otherwise.” Then he turned to Wesley. “If the girls knew how that mark appeared, they’d think Westbrook was a vampire as well as witch.”

Her face flamed as she brought a hand up to cover her neck. Even though the shawl was in place, hiding the bruise, she could almost feel it burn on her skin. “You are mistaken.”

“I am not a fool, Miss Morris.” Atwood turned back to her. “Mr. Westbrook has taken liberties, and as you have no one to protect you, I am assuming the role.”

“Nobody needs to protect me,” she argued. This was horrible. “That is why you wished to meet with Ga…Mr. Westbrook tomorrow?”

“As you feel free to use his Christian name, I am confident my assumptions are correct.”

His hard tone set her on edge. He had gotten kinder since his marriage to Tess, but at the moment, he resembled the irritated lord she’d first met.

“It is not your place.” She glared at him across the carriage, glad they’d left a lamp lit.

He returned her stare, unmoving. “I beg to differ.”

Her heartbeat picked up as the panic set in. Surely Atwood could not force her or Gabe to marry. He was not her relation, and Claudia was an adult who had been making her own decisions for a very long time.

She turned to her dear friend, Tess, beseeching her with her eyes.

Tess merely shrugged, as if it was out of her hands.

Well, she would show them. Nobody was going to force her to do something she did not wish, nor were they going to force Gabe to do so either. Not that being married to Gabe would be such a hardship. He was quite handsome and kissed divinely, but a marriage needed to be based on more than caresses and kisses. Unfortunately, too many marriages occurred because of those very things. She’d read about it happening in the gossip sheets. But that didn’t mean she had to be a victim as well. If she and Gabe were to marry, it would be for love and affection, and as she was certain he’d never feel those emotions for her, she’d need to make sure her friends were discouraged.

“We have a pale blue satin that would be lovely against your skin,” Wesley offered, already making plans for her wedding.

“I thank you for your offer of assistance, Wesley, but there will be no wedding.” Claudia looked to Atwood with determination, ready to dig in her heels and be as difficult as she knew he could be.

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