Heart's Debt (Lost Lords book 5)
““I would have you say that you have a plan to rid us of him.”
Augusta glared at Miles, and he glared back. They were in the parlor of the estate agent’s cottage that, because Drummond men had lived in it for generations, had always been called Drummond Cottage. The place had been vacant ever since Walter Drummond had moved out, and it was in a horrid condition.
The windows were boarded over, the chimneys plugged with leaves and soot, and mice had gnawed at the woodwork. Augusta supposed... she could have begun cleaning and clearing debris, but she’d never held a broom in her life, and she wasn’t about to start.
Miles’s glare intensified, and she realized he’d always assessed her with that same insolent disregard. It was her fault that he would exhibit disdain. There were many mothers who’d raised dutiful, polite boys, but she hadn’t done that. When he was young, he’d seemed precocious and amusing, his antics filling up their dreary world with a humorous excitement that was definitely lacking.MoreLess
Augusta glared at Miles, and he glared back. They were in the parlor of the estate agent’s cottage that, because Drummond men had lived in it for generations, had always been called Drummond Cottage. The place had been vacant ever since Walter Drummond had moved out, and it was in a horrid condition.
The windows were boarded over, the chimneys plugged with leaves and soot, and mice had gnawed at the woodwork. Augusta supposed... she could have begun cleaning and clearing debris, but she’d never held a broom in her life, and she wasn’t about to start.
Miles’s glare intensified, and she realized he’d always assessed her with that same insolent disregard. It was her fault that he would exhibit disdain. There were many mothers who’d raised dutiful, polite boys, but she hadn’t done that. When he was young, he’d seemed precocious and amusing, his antics filling up their dreary world with a humorous excitement that was definitely lacking.MoreLess
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