A RETICULE FOR SCANDAL BY CECILIA RENE – eBook Details Online
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- Authors: Cecilia Rene
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London, October 1815
Ambrose Fitzwilliam, Fitz to his friends, Earl of Killingworth, sat
in the lavish Crimson Drawing Room at Carlton House, taking in the
elaborately decorated space. The residence of the Prince Regent himself
was hung with heavy curtains, stitched with gold trim. One large chandelier
illuminated the middle of the room with two smaller chandeliers on either
side of it. They all glittered with crystals and gold. The ornate ceiling had
gold Egyptian drawings surrounding the large rectangular space. Paintings
decorated the crimson walls in gold frames. There was so much red and
gold Fitz felt he would be sick.
It would be a tragedy to die in such a room.
The Crimson Drawing Room was the most lavish space he’d ever been
in. Which would’ve been the most surprising thing to Fitz if amongst all
that wealth, there wasn’t a monkey.
A monkey dressed in a tailcoat, standing on a small, but expensive table,
which was currently juggling four small balls while surrounded by whores
and drunkards. Leopold, the monkey, threw two of the balls in the air,
catching them with ease and precision. Obnoxious shouts and cheers rang
out from the center of the room as the monkey’s handler, Samir, held the
long leash attached tightly to Leopold’s neck.
“You there!” The Prince Regent, or Prinny as he was known to most,
called out to one of the passing servants. He waved a chubby hand in the air
absurdly, snapping his fingers before pointing down to his drink. “I need
another before this one is empty.”
Fitz closed his eyes for a moment trying to ignore the overweight,
ridiculous prince sitting on the dark red sofa in front of him. For the tenth or
hundredth time, he questioned why he was in the man’s company at all.
A sharp kick to his boot jolted his eyes open. Yes, it had been the idea of
his oldest and closest friend, the Duke of Stonelake, for Fitz to befriend his
cousin the prince. Stonelake glared at Fitz pointedly, his head tilting toward
Prinny.
Stonelake, with his gray eyes, and boyish brown curls, gave his head a
small shake, signaling to Fitz that he needed to school his own features.
Yes, he should remember himself; there was a reason Stonelake had
insisted that they begin acquainting themselves with the often-extravagant
prince. Fitz needed the prince’s assistance as he had inherited the
Killingworth title and all of its debts less than a year earlier. He simply did
not have the funds to restore the earldom and provide for his mother and
sister.
A loud cheer erupted in the room, drawing Fitz’s attention to the
monkey, which was now perched on Samir’s shoulder, juggling.
“There’s a sight!” Stonelake called out, laughing as Samir transferred
Leopold from his shoulder to the naked shoulder of a whore.
Prinny stood, clapping wildly, more like a child than the Regent of an
entire empire. “Excellent, Samir!” he shouted before taking his seat just as a
servant delivered a full glass of champagne.
Leaning forward Stonelake cleared his throat several times before
speaking to the prince. “You mentioned you had something that Fitz could
perhaps assist you with,” Stonelake said gently.
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