Two Loves Most Baffling by Bree Wolf

Author:Bree Wolf [Wolf, Bree]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Bree Wolf

Seeing joy upon her sister’s face, Christine felt her own heart dance in her chest. Catherine’s eyes glowed as she told them about the morning she had shared with William in the snow, and her voice reverberated with hope, hope that one day her husband would come to love her once more.

Foolish plan? Christine thought with satisfaction as she remembered Wesley’s remarks from earlier that morning. Eyeing him with disdain, she turned back to her sister. “So, what’s next?”

“What do you mean?” Catherine asked, a frown coming to her face.

“Well, we need to create opportunities for the two of you to be together,” Christine said, determined to prove to Wesley that her mind was capable of more than thinking of the latest fashion, “preferably alone. We cannot leave that to chance. That might take too long.”

Stepping closer, Wesley cleared his throat, and Christine felt his presence as he came to stand to the side of her left shoulder, as though he had touched her. A shiver went through her, and it took all her willpower to remain unaffected. “While we’re on the subject,” he spoke, and his breath tickled her cheek before he stepped around and looked at her, “have you considered leaving?”

“Leaving?” That was the last thing she had expected him to say.

Wesley nodded. “The estate, I mean. I imagine your presence here is less than…beneficial.” The mischievous twinkle in his eyes stirred her resistance, and had it not been for her sister’s presence, she would have gladly slapped that smug smile off his face once more.

“But where could she go?” Catherine asked, oblivious to the undercurrent in her brother-in-law’s tone. “And for what reason? As his wife, she belongs at his side.”

Rolling her eyes, Christine sighed. “Well, I could always have an ailing friend in need. I will simply talk to Will and tell him that I received a message from a friend begging me to call on her.”

Holding her gaze for a moment too long, Wesley nodded before he said, “I suggest that we involve as few people in this as possible. Tell Will what you said,” he turned his gaze to Catherine, “and then I will take her to Sanford Manor.”

“Sanford Manor?” A dim recollection of her sister telling her of the snug little house somewhere in the middle of nowhere entered Christine’s mind, and a shiver went down her back. “What on earth would I do there?”

With a barely suppressed grin on his face, Wesley said, “Stay out of the way.” Then he turned to Catherine once more. “I’ll take her to Sanford Manor. As you know, it’s a small estate with only a handful of servants, and as long as she stays in her room, that shouldn’t pose a problem.”

“Pardon me!” Christine demanded, eyeing him with a hint of suspicion. He was enjoying this too much, and the crinkles around his eyes clearly told her that he had an ulterior motive. Although her heartbeat quickened at the thought of his ulterior motive―whatever it might be―she refused to be maneuvered across the chess board like a pawn.

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