Elizabeth knew this because he’d barely managed more than a swift greeting, and she wondered at his haste. He had not appeared at breakfast either, and when she asked later in the afternoon, he was ensconced in his study with his solicitor. Miles, she hadn’t seen at all in days. For the past week, he’d been a veritable ghost in the house, leaving early and coming in when everyone else was abed. Still pointedly avoiding her, she knew. It was all worse than ever. The kiss needed to be addressed. And she wasn’t good at waiting, she’d discovered. So he was uncomfortable. Well, she was uncomfortable too, and damn Miles anyway for letting her brother intimidate him. If that was the problem. She’d thought about Miles and that telling kiss every waking second since it happened. Hence this visit, which was something she’d never done before. Her usual interaction with her half sister involved planned family gatherings, and those invitations were not accepted all that often. Regina liked to live an unfettered life, though Elizabeth did know that she and Luke saw each other fairly often.
