A Thief in the Night by KJ Charles EPUB & PDF – eBook Details Online
- Author: KJ Charles
- Language: English
- Genre: Two-Hour Romance Short Reads
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There was a handsome man in the snug.
He was sitting by the fire, long legs stretched out, boots in need
of a polish but hugging his calves in a way that suggested they’d cost good
money at some point. The caped coat that hung by the wall added to the
impression of a man with funds, even if he was travel-stained and
unaccompanied.
Toby watched him out of the corner of his eye while he waited for his
tankard of ale and exchanged some saucy words with the landlady’s
daughter. Then he strolled over.
“Evening. Mind if I…?”
He indicated the other chair. The man gave a nod, raising his tankard in
salute, and adjusted the angle of his knees so Toby could sit facing him.
He was perhaps thirty or a little more, with dark brown hair and a
complexion that suggested he’d spent a lot of time in the sun. The
Peninsula, Toby would bet: he had a military air and looked in good
condition. He also had all his limbs, which was more than many Peninsular
veterans could boast, and he was very handsome. Well-shaped mouth, dark
brows, impressive cheekbones, blue-grey eyes. Plenty of faint lines around
both eyes and mouth. He looked tired. More: he looked worn.
The man cleared his throat. “Can I help you?”
He’d been staring, Toby realised. Oops. “I beg your pardon. Have we
met, sir? You look familiar.”
The man raised a brow. “I can’t say the same, but I’ve been out of the
country for five years. We could resolve the question by exchanging names,
perhaps? I’m—uh, Miles Carteret.”
Toby politely disregarded the little stumble of uncertainty: these things
happened. “Toby Porrit.”
“Doesn’t ring a bell, I fear.”
Toby wasn’t offended, since he’d never seen the man before in his life
and that wasn’t his name anyway. “Pleased to meet you. Have you travelled
far?” He aimed for casual confidence and a gentlemanly tone, something to
place himself as an equal.
“Far enough. I was in the Peninsula.”
“And back safely? That’s surely worth celebrating. Let me get you
another. Or a brandy?”
“I’ll take a brandy.” Miles gave a nod of thanks.
Toby obtained the drinks—he hadn’t yet worked out how he was going
to avoid settling his account, but that was tomorrow’s problem—and they
clinked glasses. “So are you back for good, now it’s all over? Have you sold
out?”
“I have indeed. I’m on my way home.”
“Here’s to your safe return.”
They both raised their glasses again. Their eyes met, and this time Miles
smiled. He had a very good smile, one that did interesting things to the
planes of his face. Toby smiled back, and let the moment stretch just long
enough to be sure. Eyes meeting, lips curving, not an offer, but a definite
readiness for action. And no dancing around the subject, either. He did like
a military man.
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