Redemption of the Icy Earl (UNLIKELY LORDS #5) by Debra Elizabeth EPUB & PDF – eBook Details Online
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- Authors: Debra Elizabeth
- Language: English
- Genre: Historical Romance
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1801, Castle Point, Essex County
The skies were gray with the promise of rain, but it mattered little to
eleven-year-old Everett Simmons as he gulped down his breakfast
and practically flew through the house to go outside.
Today was an extra special day. Everett’s older brother, Grayson,
was home on break from boarding school. He didn’t come home
often, and Everett didn’t want to miss a single minute with him. He
threw on his coat and ran out the back of the house, where he came
face to face with his mother, who was walking in from the garden.
“Everett,” Grace, the Countess of Robertson, said, grabbing his
collar as he ran past her.
He came to an abrupt halt and turned to face his stern mother.
“Yes, ma’am.”
Everett had learned at a young age that Grace wasn’t one for
motherly shows of emotion—at least not towards him. She rarely
smiled at him but saved those special moments for her eldest son,
whom she doted on. Everett didn’t mind that Grayson got all the
attention. Everyone who met his brother was smitten with him. He
was the fun brother, the witty brother, and the athletic brother, while
Everett preferred more intellectual activities like reading, expanding
his horizons through the written word.
He learned very early to
accept that he couldn’t compete with his brother’s physical prowess.
It was just the way things were. He didn’t mind because Grayson was
his hero, and Everett would do anything for him.
“Don’t be too clingy with your brother today,” she said with a
frown. “He needs to be able to relax and enjoy his time at home
without you constantly annoying and badgering him.”
“Of course, ma’am,” he replied, nodding. He wanted to explain to
her that it had been Grayson’s idea to spend the morning together,
but he knew that would just result in a prolonged chastisement.
She’d always been quick to scold him for things Grayson did, and he
never quite understood why she was like that but had reluctantly
accepted long ago.
She scowled at him for a few more minutes, trying to decide if he
was being disrespectful in any way. “Tell your brother the storm is
fast approaching and I don’t him sailing in rough weather.”
“I will, Mama.”
After a moment of reflection, she said, “I don’t want either of you
in the ocean today.”
Everett was taken aback by the rare show of concern but
nonetheless rushed away when she finally nodded, indicating that it
was okay for him to go.
He ran as fast as he could, but soon, the familiar tightness in his
chest slowed him down to a fast walk. It always happened when he
exerted himself. When he reached the beach, he found his older
brother pulling one of the family sailboats toward the water.
“About time you showed up,” Grayson said, smiling at his younger
brother. “I was about to head out without you. Help me with the
boat.”
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