Arrogant scoundrel! Boorish, hateful, black-hearted, insufferable…damnable, presumptuous…Making his way back to Great Titchfield at a rapid pace, Nick searched for more terms that would suitably describe what he thought of Matthias’ behavior. What he should have done was challenge the man to a duel for such an insult. After all, he’d had a lesson or two at Manton’s years ago and had even attended three duels during his years at Cambridge.
Nick snorted. With his luck Matthias would prove to be a crack shot, and the man had already demonstrated on more than one occasion that he had ice in his veins. He was, after all, the dark and dangerous Deverell bastard.
And that was the heart of his trouble, wasn’t it? The very traits that had attracted him to Matthias were the ones that were proving
