The Hellion And The Heartbreaker - Plot & Excerpts
Sitting in a high-backed leather armchair in the gathering room at White’s, Alec Weston appeared to be studying the financial section of the paper he held before him. Unfortunately though, the conversation of the three gentlemen seated a few feet away was affecting his ability to concentrate. As it had been for the past several days, the topic of conversation was Scarlett McPhearson’s shocking elopement and the ton’s surprising reaction to the news. He listened with half an ear as the men debated the latest developments. “The Duchess of Devonshire called it a love story for the ages. I overheard her myself.” “Kenston must be vastly relieved.” “Of course he is. A scandal like that could tarnish even the best of family names.” “Lucky bastard.” ‘Who, Kenston or the Scot?” There was a moment’s pause. “Both,” all three then said simultaneously, laughing aloud. Tossing the paper onto the small side table, Alec gave up the pretext of reading. They were right of course, Colin was indeed fortunate, as Scarlett’s new husband surely was as well. For Colin, he was vastly relieved, for what could have been the scandal of the decade, had surprisingly taken an entirely different turn. The beautiful Scarlett Angel, the woman who could have had it all had sacrificed everything for love, and the women who might have cast assignations against her, shredded her reputation to bits with their malicious gossip and laughed behind their fans at her foolishness and inevitable fall from grace, instead, turned her into a heroine. They lauded her for the courage, daring and self-sacrifice that it took for her to follow her heart, and extoled her as a true romantic icon. And of course, the fact that she was no longer vying for the attention of England’s most eligible bachelors was an added boon for the remaining crop of debutantes. In turn, the men simply mourned the loss of the opportunity to win the hand of the Scarlett Angel for themselves. It was an extraordinary and previously inconceivable turn of events.
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