To Steal an Earl (THE SISTERHOOD OF INDEPENDENT LADIES #3) by Maeve Greyson EPUB & PDF – eBook Details Online
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London, England
June 1817
“I do wish you would have allowed me to resolve this, Maman.” Sophie
Redwell, daughter of the deceased third Earl of Rydleshire and sister to the
entirely fabricated fourth, stared out the carriage window at the dreary
streets of rainy London. The weather matched her spirits. Why could
Maman not have been more patient? She fixed as stern a look as she dared
on her mother. “There was no need to bring this to Her Majesty’s attention.
No need whatsoever.”
“The last threat we received specifically targeted the queen as well as
the two of us.” Nia Redwell, dowager Countess of Rydleshire, repeatedly
tapped her closed fan atop her knee, revealing her agitated state. “If the
blackmailer focused solely upon ourselves, I would have allowed you to
address this issue however you saw fit.” Her usually calm visage hardened
into a furious scowl. “But the assassin now threatens Her Majesty. It is our
duty to inform her.” She drew in a deep breath, snapped open the fan, and
furiously fanned herself, leaving no doubt that she dreaded this visit as
much as Sophie did.
Sophie fiddled with the beaded strings dangling from her reticule,
willing the dismal day to either encourage them with sunshine or storm so
fiercely they would be forced to take shelter. The latter was her preference,
of course—anything to delay what would undoubtedly be a very unpleasant
audience with the queen.
She glanced down at the delicate brocade purse in her favorite shades of
purple. It held the missives from the dangerous individual who had made it
quite clear that they were not merely interested in selling their silence for a
good deal of blunt. No, indeed. Whoever had discovered the truth about the
fake fourth Earl of Rydleshire had decided they not only wanted to see
Maman and Sophie hanged for the elaborate scheme but also wished to
name the queen as an accomplice in perpetuating a false peer to keep the
title and its entailments from reverting to the monarchy and becoming a
treat for Mad King George, and now Prinny, to bestow upon one of their
pets.
How the fiend had discovered that the queen did indeed know about the
twenty-five-year ruse was beyond Sophie’s imagining. This newfound
enemy was more dangerous than any she had ever encountered. They knew
entirely too much. Names. Dates. Details so intimate that she believed the
miscreant had to be either a former servant from her birthplace in Calais,
France, or someone from the nearby village. She should never have shared
the letters with Maman until after she resolved the matter and had the fiend
permanently silenced by whatever means required. Then this visit with the
intimidating monarch would be entirely unnecessary.
The fact that the queen had ordered them to join her at her secluded
cottage near Kew worried Sophie even more. Very few received invites to
Queen Charlotte’s favorite sanctuary. In this case, the invitation was likely
to be dire. The uneasiness in her middle churned and sloshed to the point of
making her swallow hard and clear her throat to keep from becoming ill.
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