Wynthall Manor- The Wynthall Manor Trilogy by Brianne E Pryor

Author:Brianne E Pryor
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Published: 2019-10-14T04:00:00+00:00

~ 17 ~

“I did not mean to startle the girl, my lord,” Byrum expressed his apologies the moment his master was before him. “I was only surprised to hear her voice. I thought she had none!”

Grey moved to collapse in his chair, nodding his head in reply, “She spoke to me first when I found her in the forest. I knew she was able but did not want to make known my knowledge until I could discover why she kept silent.”

“Who is she, my lord?”

Grey paused in thought, wanting to be certain he did no wrong in confiding in his servant. “She is the lady for whom all the country searches, Byrum.”

The butler looked upon his master, not understanding, though his confusion lasted for but a moment before his eyes grew slowly wider and realization fell over him. “M-my lord, surely you do not mean …”

Grey nodded. “The daughter of the Duke of Dawcaster, Eva Vastel.”

“The Duchess … Oh, Lord de Grey, how can this be? She—she was presumed dead or run away not to again be found.”

“But she is neither, as you have seen.”

Byrum was silent as he allowed the weight of his newfound knowledge to penetrate his mind. If she truly was the Lady Eva, Grey and his house could be in grave trouble. “How long have you known, my lord?”

“Since I spoke with her the day after her arrival.”

“My lord, why have you not contacted Lord Alexander? He could have you arrested, sir! You yourself could be charged with her disappearance!”

“Do not be so absurd, the lady herself would most certainly ensure that I was not blamed.” Grey sat up in his chair and rested his elbows on the desk before him, running his large hands through his black mane. “It is not as though she has no voice as before, Byrum. Should it come to such a thing, she will tell all of what has befallen her, none of which involves my taking any actions toward her besides saving her life.”

“What does it involve, my lord?”

Grey stood and moved toward the window. “It involves a series of events and at least two men we know of, perhaps three. The lady was kidnapped, snatched from her room in the middle of the night, and taken unconscious in the back of a hay wagon by some farmer who delivered her to a man who would have her as his wife.”

“His wife, my lord?”

“Yes, he intended to force her into a marriage.”

“How horrifying!”

“Indeed.” Grey drew back the drapery to look out at the moor. “She said he kept her locked in a room and starved and mistreated her until she could escape. That’s when I found her on the road. She was so frightened that she attempted to maintain silence in hopes that we would not discover who she was and return her to Lord Alex.”

“Lord Alex? You mean to say he was the one responsible for her kidnapping?”

Grey shrugged a bit as he turned to face his butler. “That is what she suspects, but there is no proof.

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