Chills (39 page)

Miss Scaling glanced about her nervously. “The girl is lying. Why would I do such a thing?”

“Why would you have so little control over your mount that it could endanger someone? Why did Pixie fall into a pond, or come to be covered in that noxious scent you wear?”

An angry mutter began in the crowd and all eyes bored into Miss Scaling.

“Pixie? I didn’t touch anyone called Pixie.”

“Come near my wife again and expect to lose a great deal,” Jack growled, and Miss Scaling did faint in truth.

Unsurprisingly, Lord Wade caught her.

Jack turned. “Now where were we?” He wrapped his arms around Constance and squeezed. “I remember this dress. Is it the most daring you ordered?”

“No,” Constance laughed, draping her arms around his neck and stretching up to whisper. “The white one is transparent even without damping with water.”

“That does it.” Jack hoisted Constance over his shoulder and slapped a hand on her derrière, but ignored her shriek of protest. “We’re going home.”

Constance struggled to see past her fallen hair as she choked on gasps of mirth. She had to use one hand on Jack’s backside to hold herself up, and giggled helplessly at the shocked expressions left in their wake. She gave up trying to see and slapped her other hand on his other cheek. Jack’s grunt set her off again, and she giggled until he stopped her with his kisses.
 

THE END

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Chills is book 1 in The Distinguished Rogues Series. If you’d like to read the books in order, they are as follows:

Chills

Broken

Charity

An Accidental Affair

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Bestselling historical author Heather Boyd believes every character she creates deserves their own happily-ever-after, no matter how much trouble she puts them through. With that goal in mind, she weaves sizzling English set love stories that push the boundaries of regency era propriety to keep readers enthralled until the wee hours of the morning. Brimming with new ideas, she frequently wishes she could type as fast as she conjures new storylines. While writing full time north of Sydney, Australia, Heather collects dust bunnies in all corners of the house and does her best to wrangle her testosterone-fuelled family into submission.

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