Deliciously Wicked
“She’d received a post that morning for an emergency meeting. She was as grateful as she was curious. It had been a day since she’d dismissed Charlotte, and she wanted to ensure all was right between them. She tried to catch her eye, but Charlotte was not looking in her direction. Perhaps her friend was angry with her.
“Let us recite our oath,” Amelia said.
“We solemnly swear to unravel mysteries by ferreting out secrets at all costs,” they said together.
“Now, then, let us begin. I called this meeting today because Willow has some information to share that she believes will be most useful to Mr. Mandeville’s case. Willow, proceed.”
Willow sat at the edge of her seat and pushed her spectacles farther onto her nose. “Now then, I was speaking with Edmond last night about things going on in his life, and he mentioned a particular fellow he ran into recently at a gaming hell.”
“Edmond was at a gaming hell?” Charlotte asked, clearly surprised.
Willow frowned. “I was shocked and disappointed... in my dear brother as well, but he assured me he had good reason.MoreLess
“Let us recite our oath,” Amelia said.
“We solemnly swear to unravel mysteries by ferreting out secrets at all costs,” they said together.
“Now, then, let us begin. I called this meeting today because Willow has some information to share that she believes will be most useful to Mr. Mandeville’s case. Willow, proceed.”
Willow sat at the edge of her seat and pushed her spectacles farther onto her nose. “Now then, I was speaking with Edmond last night about things going on in his life, and he mentioned a particular fellow he ran into recently at a gaming hell.”
“Edmond was at a gaming hell?” Charlotte asked, clearly surprised.
Willow frowned. “I was shocked and disappointed... in my dear brother as well, but he assured me he had good reason.MoreLess
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