Jack (The Jaded Gentlemen book 4)
“Madeline knew that Teak House had a pantry mouser, a gray tabby more interested in dreaming of mice than snacking on them. Few cats would take on prey larger than a mouse, though, and the rustling down the corridor was larger-than-a-mouse in nature.
She set aside her list of medicinals, despite her reluctance to leave the herbal. The space was cozy, private, and peaceful. The winter moon beamed through the mullioned window, and dried plants and flowers hung from the rafters.
The noise c...ame again, a scrape, a bump… Unlike some households, nobody slept in the Teak House kitchen, except possibly the cat.
Mrs. Abernathy’s departure had resulted in a general lightening of household morale, though the tweenie was feuding with the scullery maid, both of whom were enamored of the head stable lad.
He—a young, black-haired behemoth burdened with the name Apollo—was flirting with both girls every chance he got, and a deserted kitchen was an excellent place to flirt on a winter night.MoreLess
She set aside her list of medicinals, despite her reluctance to leave the herbal. The space was cozy, private, and peaceful. The winter moon beamed through the mullioned window, and dried plants and flowers hung from the rafters.
The noise c...ame again, a scrape, a bump… Unlike some households, nobody slept in the Teak House kitchen, except possibly the cat.
Mrs. Abernathy’s departure had resulted in a general lightening of household morale, though the tweenie was feuding with the scullery maid, both of whom were enamored of the head stable lad.
He—a young, black-haired behemoth burdened with the name Apollo—was flirting with both girls every chance he got, and a deserted kitchen was an excellent place to flirt on a winter night.MoreLess
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