The Pirate Next Door
“She stood perfectly composed, the respectful governess speaking to her master, but deep in her eyes flickered a restless anguish that he well recognized. She met his gaze tranquilly, but her right hand clenched until the skin whitened.
At last he said, “Request denied, Mrs. Fairchild.”
She blinked. “What? But Robert said he told you everything. Certainly you would not want a woman like me with your daughter…” She trailed off.
Grayson held up his hand. “Mr. Jacobs told me you two once had a stea...my and illicit affair. And that you ended it yourself. I am curious. Why?”
She flushed a dull red. “My lord, why do you think? He was young—he did not need me clinging to him, did he, an aging woman who could only drag him into shame?”
“Ah. So you broke his heart for his own good.”
She looked panicked. “Broke his heart?”
“These things do not always resolve neatly. I will be blunt. I need you here. I do not have time to look for another governess. I need Jacobs, too, and I need him close to Maggie.MoreLess
At last he said, “Request denied, Mrs. Fairchild.”
She blinked. “What? But Robert said he told you everything. Certainly you would not want a woman like me with your daughter…” She trailed off.
Grayson held up his hand. “Mr. Jacobs told me you two once had a stea...my and illicit affair. And that you ended it yourself. I am curious. Why?”
She flushed a dull red. “My lord, why do you think? He was young—he did not need me clinging to him, did he, an aging woman who could only drag him into shame?”
“Ah. So you broke his heart for his own good.”
She looked panicked. “Broke his heart?”
“These things do not always resolve neatly. I will be blunt. I need you here. I do not have time to look for another governess. I need Jacobs, too, and I need him close to Maggie.MoreLess
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