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Arnprior leaned out the door to speak to his brothers. “One of you needs to find Logan and get him the hell out of there.”
Donella had never heard his lordship utter so much as an oath.
“I’ll do it,” Graeme said.
“Tell him I need to see himimmediately.”
His brother nodded. “I’ll see to it.”
As Graeme disappeared, Grant climbed in and settled next to Donella.
“Nick, I don’t think—” Grant clamped his lips shut when he encountered his brother’s furious stare.
“Let’s wait until we get home, dear,” Victoria said gently to Grant.
Kendrick House was thankfully but a short ride away, because the atmosphere in the carriage was fraught. The earl was barely holding his temper in check, and Grant and Victoria were almost equally disturbed.
Whatever it was about Logan and that woman, it must be bad.
After they reached the house, Henderson hurried out from the back of the hall to assist the junior footman with their outerwear.
“I beg your pardon, my lord, my lady,” said the butler. “I didn’t expect you home so early. Would you like tea in the drawing room?”
“I’ll be in my study,” Arnprior said. “Send Logan in to me as soon as he gets home.”
Then he stalked off down the hall.
“Oh, dear,” said Victoria.
Grant shook his head. “This is bad.”
“That, dear boy, is a capital understatement,” replied his sister-in-law.
By now, Donella had recovered from her shock and was beginning to experiencequitea bit of curiosity.
It’s none of your business.
She moved toward the staircase. “I think I’ll just go up to my room.”
“I’m so sorry for ruining your evening,” Victoria said.
Donella paused, one hand on the polished bannister. “Truly, you didn’t.”
“No, Logan did that,” Grant said with fatal candor.
One could always rely on the twins for blurting out the unwelcome truth.
She managed a smile. “No harm done.”
“I wish that were true,” Victoria said. “And when the gossip wasfinallybeginning to die down.”
Angus clattered down the stairs to join them. “I just got Joseph off to bed. I didn’t expect ye for hours. What’s amiss?”
Victoria threw Grant a clear warning glance—without effect.
“Jeannie Campbell is what happened,” Grant baldly stated. “At the ball, and she went smash up to Logan, brazen as anything.”
“Rather the opposite, I’m afraid,” Victoria said.
