Mastering a Sinner
“. . can’t be right, I . . .” Alistair tried to sit up, and Diana pushed him gently back down.
“You are not to get agitated, Mr. Maclean. Mr. Fisher is already on his way back to the Sinners. I will go and speak to him as soon as you are asleep.”
“But—”
His voice grew weaker as the laudanum clouded his senses and his eyes finally closed.
Diana gestured to the footman waiting by the door.
“James, come and sit with Mr. Maclean. Ring the bell if he becomes agitated or wakes up again.”
“Yes, my lady....”
“Has Mr. Fisher returned?”
“I believe he has, my lady.”
“Then I will go down to him.” Diana reluctantly released Alistair’s hand and left James to watch over him. Seeing him stretched out on the floor, his face bloody, had given her a considerable shock. She was still shaking.
After knocking on Adam Fisher’s office door, she went in and found him surveying his desk, his gaze keen, his countenance unruffled.
“Ah, Lady Theale. What the devil has been going on here tonight?”MoreLess
“You are not to get agitated, Mr. Maclean. Mr. Fisher is already on his way back to the Sinners. I will go and speak to him as soon as you are asleep.”
“But—”
His voice grew weaker as the laudanum clouded his senses and his eyes finally closed.
Diana gestured to the footman waiting by the door.
“James, come and sit with Mr. Maclean. Ring the bell if he becomes agitated or wakes up again.”
“Yes, my lady....”
“Has Mr. Fisher returned?”
“I believe he has, my lady.”
“Then I will go down to him.” Diana reluctantly released Alistair’s hand and left James to watch over him. Seeing him stretched out on the floor, his face bloody, had given her a considerable shock. She was still shaking.
After knocking on Adam Fisher’s office door, she went in and found him surveying his desk, his gaze keen, his countenance unruffled.
“Ah, Lady Theale. What the devil has been going on here tonight?”MoreLess
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