The announcement was shocking.
"It is not rushed M'Lady".
"Nay, the marriage is for my future at Thorpe Hall".
"But, M'Lady, plotters seek to ruin us".
"Plotters?".
"Aye", Maggie brushed her Lady's lush hair.
"Then Mother shall take care o' them".
"It is not my...".
"Fine, is Father here?".
"Nay, he is dead".
"Dead".
"Aye, I got word he was in the woods. He was ambushed. And he was murdered".
"Murdered, by whom?".
"By rogues of Scotland".
"Rogues! Pray tell, who ordered Father's death?".
"Fletcher".
"Who is he?".
"A assassin".
"How do you know this?".
"He's my Father M'Lady".
And she cried.
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Thorpe Hall-The Thorpe Family Saga (Book Three)
Historical FictionIn Scotland, 1814, the Assassin plans to murder Queen Thorpe of Ireland. And, as he does so, lets Lady Margaret Thorpe to take over the Hall. But, as she does so, Lady Emily Thorpe marries Lord Thornton Forbes, in a quick ceremony. Yet, despite the...
