The School for Brides
“Strange men did not come here to see her without an invitation, either by accident or by design. Not even her male clients, who first had to submit to being blindfolded and then transported in a coach with blackened windows, under Harold’s careful watch.
This nondescript town house was a safe haven for the women who chose to stay under this roof during their instruction, as some had fled abusive patrons. Their safety, as always, was first and foremost. When Harold was with Eva, a second butler,... Primm, kept watch in the evenings. To have a caller at her door making threats was completely unacceptable and, well, shocking.
Eva smothered her anxiety and gathered her wits. “Did he present you his card or give you his name?” she murmured to Harold, thankful that his massive frame all but hid her from view.
“He did not,” Harold murmured back, his jaw tight. “But he is no common man, Miss. His coat alone must have cost a year’s pay.”
A man who called without an appointment and wore expensive clothing?MoreLess
This nondescript town house was a safe haven for the women who chose to stay under this roof during their instruction, as some had fled abusive patrons. Their safety, as always, was first and foremost. When Harold was with Eva, a second butler,... Primm, kept watch in the evenings. To have a caller at her door making threats was completely unacceptable and, well, shocking.
Eva smothered her anxiety and gathered her wits. “Did he present you his card or give you his name?” she murmured to Harold, thankful that his massive frame all but hid her from view.
“He did not,” Harold murmured back, his jaw tight. “But he is no common man, Miss. His coat alone must have cost a year’s pay.”
A man who called without an appointment and wore expensive clothing?MoreLess
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