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Wicked Deception
Book: Wicked Deception Read Online Free
Author: Karolyn Cairns
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wife aboard. Mrs. Bingham married Tulley
finally. Martha Tulley glared at him as she approached, her steely
gaze sliding over him in disdain.
    “ So, you’re just going to
let your wife walk out on you, are you Captain?” she inquired,
adjusting her spectacles, obvious anger shining in her gaze.”You’re
acting like the biggest ass in the world. Are you aware of
it?”
    “ Very much so, dear Martha,
pray do not remind me. My wife has every day the last six months,”
he bit back. Martha had always been his staunchest supporter. Not
anymore. Even she ran out of excuses for him. She no longer sang
his praises, but remained tight-lipped, eyes narrowed with
disapproval.
    “ I hope whatever you’re
doing is worth losing everything, Captain. You have a made a muck
of things,” Martha pointed out with a wistful look as the trunks
and bags were loaded. They watched as the Dunleavy children were
put in the coaches, along with the two nurses for Devlin and
Brionne. “Last chance Captain. What do you say? Stop this now. You
lose it all and for what?”
    “ It is better they go,”
Nicholas snapped as he turned away on the porch. He regretted his
words when he saw his wife’s former teacher gasp, a look of dismay
in her eyes.
    “ I knew it,” she whispered
in fury. “I told Mr. Tulley you were involved with another woman. I
hope she gives you the pox; you damned rotter!” She stomped away to
join her husband, looking back at him with a scathing look he
flinched from. Even Martha turned on him.
    Nicholas smiled with much effort as he
waved to his children and Catherine’s brothers. His wife’s desolate
look hit him like a punch to his gut. He fought the urge to go to
her as she was assisted into the coach, her wounded eyes never
leaving his.
    Nicholas broke from the pain he saw
there, refused to meet her eyes, still angry at her leaving him. He
watched as the two coaches drew away from the curb and longed to
chase them. He watched until they turned at the end of his street.
Then they were gone.
    Nicholas went back inside, feeling as
though he’d been kicked in the chest. He knew it was best his
family leave. The silence in his home was ominous as he stood in
the foyer. He lost her. He felt the dam open up with the misery
he’d long held at bay, washing over him in waves that soon would
drown him.

Chapter Two
     
    Gabriel St. Armand arrived at
Nicholas’s residence at midday. The cryptic message he received
from Catherine before her departure nagged at him. She left for
Ireland after the last visit with their son and gave him a feeling
something was amiss. That was weeks ago.
    He frowned and knocked upon the door.
After several minutes delay, Hennessey answered. The normally staid
butler had a wild look. He appeared relieved to see him, ushering
him inside, his lined-face filled with worry.
    “ Where is he?”Gabriel
stalked into the foyer, looking about for signs of
Nicholas.
    “ He’s in the study, Lord
Iverleigh. Please, my lord, you must hurry! He is in a terrible way
this time!”Hennessey cried in distress. “I would have sent for
Maggie but he said he would take his sword to me if I
did.”
    Gabriel entered the study and blanched
from the sight of Nicholas, laying sprawled facedown upon the
floor. Broken glass was everywhere. He saw empty bottles of brandy
littering the floor, startled to see a bottle of laudanum near his
head. He came forward and reached down to slap his friend’s ghostly
pale face. When Nicholas didn’t stir, he checked for signs of
breathing and gazed up at Hennessey in dismay.
    “ Send for a doctor and
hurry!”
    Hennessey took off at a dead run. When
he returned; he brought help with him. They moved Nicholas’s
unconscious body upstairs to his room. Dr. Wells arrived within a
half hour. The man set about pouring some vile agent down
Nicholas’s throat immediately.
    Gabriel watched it all before he
cringed and turned away as a tube was inserted into his friend’s
stomach. He heard
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