Chapter 30

Forty-five minutes later, when Ewan rapped at his door, Micah hadn’t read a single word. He was too tense, too nervous about what he had planned. He sincerely hoped Ewan had found a soft-spoken girl. His nerves couldn’t take much more.

Ewan merely gestured with his head that Micah should follow him. They moved quietly down the stairs, Micah keeping a watchful eye for any sign of life in the dark house. But everybody had long since retired. There weren’t even any sounds coming from the servants’ quarters.

Ewan held the coach door open for Micah, then stepped up into the driver’s seat. The coach lurched into motion, and Micah’s stomach leapt to his throat. He pulled the blinds closed, but he wasn’t sure if he wanted to avoid showing his face, or if he simply wished to be ignorant of the actual location of the meeting.