The Rake
“—Romeo and Juliet, Act I, Scene v "No one's been killed yet? I'm astonished." The Duke of Wycliffe stood to one side of an artistic grouping of potted palms.Tristan glanced toward Wycliffe's petite bride, engaged in a country dance with the Earl of Resdin's son, Thomas. "Emma looks well," he said. "I assume she and your mother are reconciled?""They were reconciled the moment my mother realized I intended to marry," the duke said in his low drawl. "Don't change the subject. What the devil is Georgiana doing at Carroway House?""She's volunteered to help Aunt Milly. And I'm grateful for it; she's made a huge difference.""You're grateful. To Georgie. My cousin. The same female who nearly punctured you with a parasol a few summers ago."Tristan shrugged. "As you said, Grey, no one's been killed. No maimings or amputations, either." Except for the negligible damage to his knuckles and his toes, her stay had been surprisingly injury-free for him.The duke straightened, looking past Tristan's shoulder.
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