To Enchant and Icy Earl (Cavendish Brothers, Book 2) by Catherine Gayle

Author:Catherine Gayle [Gayle, Catherine]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: anthology, Regency, espionage
Published: 2012-10-13T04:27:40+00:00

This time, there wasn’t even so much as a niggling doubt in Fordingham’s mind that fear was the emotion coursing through his body at a seemingly impossible pace.

He feared that any harm could have come to Miss Bartlett, the one person in this world who would dare make such a bold claim as to care for him, of all people.

He feared that he would do something to prove what an imbecile he remained, and in the process wedge an impassable chasm between them as he’d already done with his brother and anyone else who had once been part of his life.

He was desperately afraid that she’d spoken something less than the truth when she’d declared she cared for him.

There was more than merely fear, however. Fear moved like ice through his veins, slow and infinitely fragile, but there was also something warm. Something grander than the fear, something broader and more all-encompassing. Something that led him to kiss her again as he’d done last night.

The kiss only served to warm him more. He slid his tongue over her lips, pressing for entry until she wrapped her arms around his shoulders. Fordingham lost all semblance of self-control and slid his hands possessively over her torso, his fingers coming to rest just beneath the full swell of her breasts. That only led her to draw closer to him with a sigh floating between her lips. He took advantage of the brief opening and moved his tongue inside, reveling once again in the sweet taste of her. Sherry this time and not orgeat, as that was what he’d served at supper.

His moment of revelry only lasted so long, regrettably.

The door of his carriage flew open, allowing the watery deluge inside at an impossible pace because of the dangerous angle at which they were resting. Fordingham immediately pulled himself away from Miss Bartlett’s delightful kisses, only to discover a man’s frame filling the opening.

“I would ask if everything was all right, but I can see such a query is unnecessary,” a man drawled.

Fordingham struggled to focus his eyes, and then belatedly recognized the Earl of Montague as the man who’d interrupted them. Why was Montague here? And why had Fordingham lost his control for long enough to be caught with an unmarried lady in a compromising position?

This was not how he’d wanted any of this to take place.

Miss Bartlett’s eyes flew open and she tried to remove herself from his lap, but Fordingham put his hands upon her waist and held her still.

There was no cause for panic. Montague was a reasonable man and an honorable one, to boot. Indeed, he might be the most noble of all the gentlemen of Fordingham’s acquaintance—a consolation, however small.

Fordingham gripped Miss Bartlett’s waist gently, lifted her free from his person, and moved her back to her bench before acknowledging the earl. “We seem to have a broken wheel, Montague.”

The younger man lifted a brow in something akin to derision, a wave of brown hair dropping low over his brow until his eyes were nearly obscured from view.

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