Frances Atterby and some of the other Archivist Society members can run the shop for you. Frances has certainly helped you out enough that she knows how the shop should be managed,” Sir Broderick said. “And you’ll be there part of the time. Frances can handle a few hours without you.” “Frances? What about Emma? She’s always in charge when I have to be out.” I caught the look between Sir Broderick and the duke. Had they discussed this before our meeting? Of course they had, which only made me angrier. I pushed my hands down against the atmosphere building in the room as I said, “No. As much as I trust you, Frances, running a bookshop for days is a big responsibility.” “Emma will be working closely with you on this investigation. You’ll both be away days. Weeks. As long as it takes,” Blackford said. Frances’s eyes widened at his words. Sir Broderick cleared his throat when he saw the look on my face.
