The Princess of Cortova
“She could have waited for him in his villa, but that would have meant braving Lord Brochton. Besides, it was quiet and peaceful in the dappled shade of the garden.
She heard him before she saw him, his quick, heavy footfalls as expressive as the thunder on his face. When he saw Molly, he sent his escort away and joined her on the bench without a word.
“That bad?” she asked.
“Worse.”
“He’s chosen Reynard already?”
“No. It seems Gonzalo doesn’t actually want an alliance—never has wanted one; it w...ould be bad for business.”
“What? Then why would he drag you—”
“As for the princess, she’s not inclined to marry, me or anybody else.”
“But—”
“By the saints, will you stop interrupting?”
Molly shut her mouth.
“This was just the opening gambit, you see. It seems he might bring himself to rethink the alliance, and he might be able to persuade the princess to do her duty—if I’m willing to make it worth his while.”
She waited until she was absolutely sure that Alaric had finished speaking.MoreLess
She heard him before she saw him, his quick, heavy footfalls as expressive as the thunder on his face. When he saw Molly, he sent his escort away and joined her on the bench without a word.
“That bad?” she asked.
“Worse.”
“He’s chosen Reynard already?”
“No. It seems Gonzalo doesn’t actually want an alliance—never has wanted one; it w...ould be bad for business.”
“What? Then why would he drag you—”
“As for the princess, she’s not inclined to marry, me or anybody else.”
“But—”
“By the saints, will you stop interrupting?”
Molly shut her mouth.
“This was just the opening gambit, you see. It seems he might bring himself to rethink the alliance, and he might be able to persuade the princess to do her duty—if I’m willing to make it worth his while.”
She waited until she was absolutely sure that Alaric had finished speaking.MoreLess
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