Betrothed to the earl

chapter 2

"You guys did what?'' Lady Mabel was just back from her trip to London after four weeks and missed her friends terribly, she always knew they couldn't turn down adventure so to hear about them going to the lake in December was not a surprise, but her attention was fully on Rose, being the one to always talk and never shut up Mabel was surprised to see her friend in silence, ''Well spit it out,''

Rose looked up at her beautiful friend Mabel Addington who was questioned why she spends time with the town's abnormal ones, but little do they know Lady Mabel isn't all that normal, ''Never in my life has I encountered a man who offered his help but later on take a wrath out on me, it was like I committed a crime, and he was supposed to arrest me damnation!'' Rose felt her blood boiling once again before she continued with pure hatred in her voice,''I hate that man, no that word is often used.. If there were anything close to what I felt back, then. Bloody hell! if only I could create a word out of it'' Rose mumbled as Mabel stared at her like she's out of her mind.

Rose tried mimicking his behavior ''I'm big and bulky and therefor I command you to listen to me, to hell with him! , he was just like that—a bloody caveman! ...oh how I wish I could see the face when he discovers there's no Lady Linda West in Plymouth or perhaps the whole world'' Rose laughed to herself immediately feeling better as she imagined what that cold bloody bastard will do once he finds out.

She knew one thing for certain, he was not one of her suitors she had wrapped around her finger and would swoom at her feet, no this man would take her to hell for behaving inappropriate as she was doing,

she winced imagining her father getting hold of what happened which will leed to her being prohibited to step a feet outside her bedchamber, and jump right out of the window she grinned to herself, but she won't let that ever happen when she know it will interfere with her life behind closed doors.

Lady Mabel laughed bringing Rose back to reality, ''I can't imagine how the poor guy reacted when he saw you only in undergarments''

Rose grimaced when she recalled his gaze at her body, like a hawk that looked sharply ''Do not call that man poor guy I bet he sees naked ladies day and night! That man looks indeed like a rake''

Ricki grinned, ''That means he must be good looking''

Rose was in disbelief with her friend, but she felt her cheeks burning knowing a rake is always considered handsome and attractive. When rose got caught off her sanity she wondered how the conversation went here, ''Mabel be reasonable his appearance have nothing to this matter!" She scowled there are moments were rose wants to understand what's going inside her brain, like this moment right now, ''My dear, all I'm saying is that there's no harm being good looking. And speaking of men in general do you not think your suitor Lord Aldrich have suffered enough of your absence?, he constantly asks for you"

Rose felt defensive answering with a harsh tone ''There's every harm in being good looking, see that's the reason why women are so blind nowadays remember when we were at that boring ballroom and Lady Penelope almost stumbled when she saw a duke?—and about Lord Aldrich just say my fever is extremely contagious''' she mumbled the last part completely forgotten about all her suitors who she was forced to dance with since it is unacceptable for a lady to turn down a mans hand. While some of her suitors were easy to get rid of somehow Lord Aldrich was a rather difficult task

''that dratted mosquito!'' Rose cursed trying to figure out a plan as Mabel laughed loudly, ''Mosquito? My dear you have a way with your words'' she choked between laughter making rose snicker, he's exactly like a mosquito everywhere and impossible to get rid off... unless you kill and being in the newspaper where it says 'Rose Hamilton murdering her suitor Lord Aldrich'' will not get her a step closer to freedom, though it will make him disappear that solution Is not on the list.

''I wonder how come you never get affected by it? after all Lord Aldrich is a good catch''

''What? Gloating? You know I tend to let my brain cell function instead of gloating like a fool' Rose snorted making Mabel laugh lightly, ''Or could it be you just haven't met your prince charming? that person who will make your heart beat fast and stumble all over''

Rose sent her dear friend that a death glare, ''When hell freeze'' just imagining someone having a control of her emotions and make her become silly is rather impossible.

But the joy of sharing conversations and having great company was disturbed when the door cracked open

If one could kill the moment it would be Rose sister Belinda Hamilton, the perfect example of an English lady, her posture and walk like to perfection and let's not forget about the exhausting work of making sure to please everyone, now when her husband is away she came back to Stonehenge and does everything to soak up all the joy out of Rose life. ''Why my lovely sister?'' Rose tried her best to sound ladylike making Mabel chuckle silently

Belinda only glared with pure hater that did affect her when she was younger, but Rose is immune to it by now, ''Duke Hamilton wants to have a word with you'' she told before walking away—or more like cat walking away.

Duke Hamilton, what a laugh, it's her father for heavens sake! ''I wonder if it ever kills her to call him father, she should try it''

Rose stood up making sure to take the biscuits with her as Mabel gasps, Rose threw her a grin, ''You can't be trusted my friend'' and with that she strode to her father's study where he spends most of his time, it's not every day he calls for her presence, some time here and there he will ask her to read a book for him or massage the tension in his neck since she's an excellent massage, but its to early for that so either she is in trouble or something has possessed her father.

Rose tried recalling all her wrong doings this past week knowing well that it is not possible for her father to find out about the lake. She entered the door calming her nerves

Even though she sensed something was terribly wrong

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