“And water?” she prompted.
“I’ll fetch a bucket of hot water for you.”
“Thank you.” Charlotte picked up her bag and set off up the stairs.
She had assumed that no one in Gold Crossing knew what Miss Jackson looked like, but she hadn’t been certain. Now relief eased her frayed nerves. She was going to get away with it. New name, new life, until she no longer needed to hide. If Cousin Gareth came after her, he would never find her now.
Charlotte slotted the key into the lock and pushed the door open. Despite the musty scent that greeted her, hope flooded through her as she stood on the threshold. A coverlet in white lace topped the big brass bed. On the floor, a patterned wool rug softened the timber boards. A solid oak armoire stood along the wall.
Not the luxury she had grown accustomed to in Merlin’s Leap, but a paradise compared to the days and nights of sleeping rough on trains and in railroad stations.
She was safe.
As long as she could keep up the pretense of being Miss Jackson.
Copyright © 2017 by Tatiana March
ISBN-13: 9781488021220
Waltzing with the Earl
Copyright © 2017 by Catherine Tinley
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