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Chapter 20 The Stable
COOL HAZEL EYES summed up the situation up ahead. From where he stood and watched, the duchess of Hanton tactically dissuades her mother from joining the men.
Seeing there was nothing else to be done. Cole swirled around and headed towards the stable, the gentlemen falling in place behind him.
Soon thereafter, a pattern was easily established. With Cole several feet away from the men, not too far as they cannot make out his form in the distance and not too near that, he was directly in front of them.
With the men behind him, Cole had only his thoughts as a companion and it wasn't anything pleasant. For one, he kept thinking of how Sebastian had ruined his plans and then the matter of his wife, she was too much for him to handle. If he hadn't thought before, now he did. Her present actions bore oh so testament to that. He had to admit the truth if not to anybody, then at least to himself. And he hated that he had to
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“Bullocks! I say this is a pretty darn place you have here, lord Tonfield. It's a wonder you don't invite anyone about, Tiverton said as soon as he swung down his horse.“Fishing for another invitation, Tiverton?”“I thought you would never ask.”Cole almost smiled. Instead, he collected the box of the pistol from his footman placed it on top of his horse, and laid it open.So far, his greatest fear since his wife announced this unexpected expedition had not happened. He had thought the men would be a nuisance, a thorn in his side. But so far they had conducted themselves with dignity. Now that he thought of it, his anger had steamed from discovering what Emily had done to his chambers and then that matter of taking the decision from his hand by proposing the shooting game. Perhaps he had been too quick to leap to a conclusion.Lifting the silver pistol, Cole tasted the weight in his hand, turned an
Not Your Average Countess Chapter 22 Pistols & Targets II
As Cole stepped forward to peer at the target, he discovered he wasn't the only one who wanted to have a look at it. And the deuced man who shot the damn thing didn't even try to look. That irritated Cole. The idea that the man was nonchalant enough to feign disinterest. His actions bore all too testament of pride. Cole's lips compressed into a tight line.The footman brought the bull's eye handing over to Cole. Several heads joined in at once. Two bullets had hit straight in the centre and the remaining one. Judging from the hole, was at least half into the white. Cole swallowed and looked to Sebastian. But his friend gave him 'I told you look' and silently dismissed him from his sight.Cole gritted his teeth and looked away. He dare not look at Lucas.The aftermath of Lucas's shot still left a lingering smell of gunpowder in the air, ruining the fresh air Cole had so admired earlier.“Hell's bell. That
Not Your Average Countess Chapter 23 The Unexpected Truth
IN COLE'S OPINION, the shooting game had been a disaster. A disaster he could have avoided. He didn't know what bothered him the most, that he had lost several times to Lucas, or he had gloated so much Cole almost felt like snapping at the man. Either way, he felt wretched, and he didn't like it.“You know if you continue frowning like this, the guest would think they are not welcomed, Sebastian said, jarring Cole away from his helpless thoughts.Blinking, he raised his head. He hadn't been aware he had been frowning. He paused and took steady breaths, and tried to relax his face. But he wasn't successful.“I can only imagine what you were thinking, Sebastian chuckled.Surreptitiously, Cole's eyes drifted to where Lucas was standing, a brandy. Snifter in his hand and talking to someone.Following Cole's line of sight, Sebastian grinned. “I thought so.”Cole sighed. “Does he look lik
Not Your Average Countess Chapter 24 The Lake
A Spot near the fire was where Emily was working furiously through a kerchief with her needle. Her husband had been gone all morning, and she hadn't the faintest idea where he could be. After the shooting at the woods, he had taken to avoiding her. Waking up even before she thought to wake. And coming to bed only when he knew she was asleep. Emily frowned, worrying her lower lips, and thought of what her next to do because this right here wasn't working. She can't have him avoiding her as if she were a plague. “Good lord,” Emily cried as she pricked her finger. In her absent-mindless, she put the offending thing into her mouth, brought it out and continued her work, making sure not to drift off.So far, all her previous plans had worked accordingly. Cole had taken her bait and giving her the most satisfying reactions. Reactions which still made her smile whenever she remembered them. Emily strived to irritate Cole, to annoy him. And if possible, to teach him a lesso
Not Your Average Countess Chapter 25 The Lake II
EMILY WISHED the ground would open and swallow her. She was dying of embarrassment and was half tempted to lie there on the ground and never get up again. But she made the courageous decision to stand up. Sitting on the ground, she dusted her body off dirt and leaves while trying to avert her eyes from her husband's naked torso. So far he hadn't said a word, and Emily was painfully aware of the silence which surrounded them.“Ahem.” He cleared his throat and her eyes flew to his face. His darkened perceptibly.“What the devil are you doing here, Emily?” He growled slowly.It was such a simple question, one little question that required such a simple answer, but somehow the answer got lodged in her throat. While she was still thinking of the perfect excuse to give. He extended his hand and helped her up. Instantly, Emily bent her head, pretending to dust off the dirt from her dress. Her way of avoiding his question.
Not Your Average Countess Chapter 26 The Lake III
SECONDS LATER, a young man arrived with a woman in tow. Emily didn't have to look twice to know who it was. 'Twas her brother Lucas. Behind her, she felt her husband stiffen. And that wasn't the only thing stiffened. She could feel the hard part of him pressing on her lower back. And because of their position and the state of their clothes. It felt as if it was on her naked back. Hot and firm, pushing at her skin. And it didn't help his hand was on her abdomen, trapped between her stomach and her thigh, which had been drawn up to her breast. Because she was sitting between his thigh. Emily felt all these things and more. Blushing, she faced forward, glad he couldn't see her face. “Why have you brought me here," the young woman with Lucas said, turning to face Lucas and Emily realized with a jolt it was Marjorie? Her mouth snapped open.Whatever happened to, 'her brother would have my head?' Did Lucas realize what he was doing?Chuckling, Lucas drew Marjorie closer. One hand resting
Not Your Average Countess Chapter 27 With Me Or Against Me
The sun was yet to rise in the morning, and the day was slowly turning bright when Cole stirred in his bedchamber. His eyes resting on the canopy above his bed and for a moment or two, he forgot where he was.But it took only a few moments for his eyes to adjust, and he remembered where he was and who he was sharing his bed with. With a curse, Cole sat up on the bed and glared at the woman who had turned his bedchamber to a feminine joke.Her body clad in a silk night rail was twisted and her legs were tangled with his. With everything that had happened, Cole didn't think he had the patience for a woman who didn't know how to sleep right. A woman who had been spying at him in the lake! Even though she had denied having spied at him. Cole didn't believe her. Who did she think she was deceiving?He had seen that sultry look in her eyes, and how she had been looking at him with open wide adoration. The scenario at the
Not Your Average Countess Chapter 28 There Are Many Ways To Cross An Ocean
IT'S BEEN EXACTLY one hour since Cole saw his worst nightmare come to life. There were more people in his home than he cared to have. As if the number of guests in Tonfield hall wasn't enough, Emily had to go and invite more.The bloody amateur actors and professionals currently acting out a play of hamlet in his music room, which had been opened up by series of folding doors to include the dining room and the drawing-room was not the sight Cole had hoped to see that evening after escaping the countless quip of his friend, he had hoped for a better day and not this.And to think everyone was enjoying themselves except him infuriated him more than he cared to admit.The space was crowded with guests seated in high-back chairs and settees. And as the population grew, and was not as big as what would be required in an original theatre house. It was easy for everyone to see the act on the makeshift stage which was basking in the
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