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“You are in this room,” Vicky said.
“Grant is just as big, and he sits wherever he wants.”
“Because he doesn’t break furniture,” Ainsley replied.
“Please kill me now,” Graeme sighed.
Royal smothered a laugh. “Just sit and tell us what you’ve been doing with yourself.”
“And why the sudden visit to Edinburgh,” Nick added.
“I just wrapped up a case and had time to come north,” he said as he gingerly settled on the sofa.
He had no intention of discussing his mission with the ladies. Aden had been crystal clear that Graeme was to keep the women away from trouble, especially Vicky.
Graeme launched into a colorful version of his exploits with the jewel thieves. He left out Sabrina’s dunking in Hyde Park—and her nasty encounter with Cringlewood—but her name did pop up. Overall, though, Graeme thought he did an excellent job of minimizing her involvement.
“Aden has rolled most of the gang up, and if he hasn’t already—”
Ainsley ruthlessly interrupted. “So, you met Sabrina. What did you think of her?”
He mentally ground his teeth. “She seems nice enough.”
His annoying sister-in-law scoffed. “Oh, so you completely failed to notice how lovely she is, or how sweet—”
He tried to continue. “As I was saying—”
“Or that she’s a considerable heiress,” Ainsley continued. “Surely you can do better thannice enough.”
“Very well, she’s nice enough for aSassenach.”
“The men in this family have a marked inclination forSassenachs,” Royal said.
“Not Logan. He married a proper Scottish lass,” Graeme joked.
“And just how considerable is Lady Sabrina’s fortune?” Nick asked.
Leave it to his oldest brother to focus on that part of the picture. Nick was determined to see all his brothers well married. That’s why he’d hired Vicky in the first place—to teach the Kendricks how to be proper gentlemen, fit for proper wives.
In Graeme’s case, however, she’d barely made a dent.
“Stupendous, actually,” Ainsley said. “Musgrave is disgustingly rich, and much of the estate is not entailed. Sabrina will inherit everything not tied directly to the title.”
Vicky perked up. “And you say she’s both pretty and nice?”
“Oh, she’s more than pretty,” replied Ainsley. “She’s been a huge catch on the marriage mart ever since she stepped out of the schoolroom. She’s no flighty miss, either. Sabrina is very intelligent.”
Nick lifted an eyebrow at Graeme. “That sounds very promising.”
Graeme pointedly ignored him. “How do you know so much about the lass?” he said to Ainsley. “You didn’t go to school together. You’re much older than she is.”
Royal winced. “Good God.”
“Only a few years older, you jinglebrains,” Ainsley replied. “And now that I think about it, Sabrina’s much too good for you.”
“And I think this is a ridiculous conversation,” Graeme said.
“Hmm,” Nick murmured. “What does Lady Sabrina think of you, Graeme?”
