After confirming with several sources that the viscount had been traveling north, he’d paid his driver a large sum to follow the main road. Margaret had promised that she and Cain Sinclair would take an alternate path, so that regardless of which way the viscount had gone, one of them would intercept Amelia. He hoped to God that the viscount hadn’t hurt Amelia. After what had happened the last time when she had struck out at Lisford, David questioned whether the man had revenge in mind. The thought of her being a victim made him want to tear Lisford apart. Amelia was an innocent. Impulsive, talkative, and generous to a fault, she didn’t deserve a fate like this—much less being forced into marriage to such a man. Margaret’s suggestion, that he marry Amelia, weighed upon his mind. It was a solution, yes, but one he didn’t like. She would brighten your days, he could almost imagine Katherine saying.
