Chapter 120

“Singe—”

“You were taking forever, my dear.” St John turned to me. “Something was odd in the cellars of Haynsworth House, so we went there to see if we could discover what it was.”

“And it turned out to be your mother’s body?”

“Yes. She was there all these years—dead not ten years but fifteen.” A slow tear rolled down his cheek. “Robin made me tea with honey and milk. Unfortunately, I spilled most of it on the rug before it could do much good. Father arrived just then, you see.”

“Shouting his bloody head off. Bugger the old bastard,” my brother snarled.

“He is not going to be pleased with me.” St John sighed and shrugged. “And then Robin brought me home once again.”

“Home, Drew.” He thinks of this as his home. This time Robin’s expression was incandescent.

No, he thinks of being with you as home

“And once we arrived here, we—” St John blushed scarlet.

“Had an early dinner and took a nap,” Robin inserted, although I was certain more was involved than sleeping.