Lady Disguised (Tenacious Trents Novella) (Tenacous Trents)
“Hélène would have to tell Jordan and Acker the truth. As much as she wished she could invent a plausible lie, and was fairly certain Stanwick would go along with it, what of Thorn and the other gentlemen who had been there? Carrington? What if he spoke of the fencing match in the middle of Dagger’s? Of course, nobody knew her name, but Jordan and Acker would know it was her as soon as they heard the story.
This was such a mess. She should have remained in bed, asleep, for a week.
“Hélène,” Jordan said in a tight voice, his patience growing thin.
“I went to Dagger’s last evening to gamble.”
“Did you put her up to this?”
Stanwick leaned forward, glaring at Acker. “It was your voucher she produced at the door.”
“You sent my sister to a gaming hell?” Jordan asked in disbelief.
Acker threw up his hands. “I knew nothing about it. Juliette and I were at my cousin’s last evening only to return this morning.”
She placed the cup back in the saucer she held on her lap, hoping the two would cont...inue to argue.MoreLess
This was such a mess. She should have remained in bed, asleep, for a week.
“Hélène,” Jordan said in a tight voice, his patience growing thin.
“I went to Dagger’s last evening to gamble.”
“Did you put her up to this?”
Stanwick leaned forward, glaring at Acker. “It was your voucher she produced at the door.”
“You sent my sister to a gaming hell?” Jordan asked in disbelief.
Acker threw up his hands. “I knew nothing about it. Juliette and I were at my cousin’s last evening only to return this morning.”
She placed the cup back in the saucer she held on her lap, hoping the two would cont...inue to argue.MoreLess
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