Dark and Stormy

Gently reared Martin finds himself adrift without means when his uncle goes bankrupt with gambling debts. He seeks a livelihood as tutor to the young children of an earl on a remote Welsh estate. Arriving on a dark and stormy night that sets the tone for his whole adventure, he falls into intrigue, mystery, and powerful new loves -- for the three traumatized children and their enigmatic guardian.<br><br>Dylan has been called back from service in South Africa when his elder brother supposedly finds his wife with another man, kills the pair and then himself. He’ll now have to assume most duties of the earldom, raise his nephew to majority and care for three orphaned children. Desperate for help, he hires a young man sight unseen to become their tutor while he works to uncover the facts of the scandalous tragedy that tore apart his family. Both matters reveal surprising results.

Deirdre O’Dare · LGBT+

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23 Chs

Chapter 8

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The next weekend, Mrs. Morgan took the children to visit an aunt on their late mother’s side who lived in a nearby town. The children, she explained, were fond of the cousins and had not been able to see them recently. She felt they should go since they’d been invited to a birthday celebration. A day went to preparing the carriage and packing for the small holiday.

Left to his own devices and still troubled over Donovan’s continuing macabre pictures, Martin set out from the manor house soon after the housekeeper and the children departed. He’d been to the nearest village a time or two, only about a mile away. As yet, he hadn’t been able to explore much of the countryside around. The rugged hills and steep, narrow valleys were quite different than anything he’d experienced before, a bit daunting, though still tempting to hike. He’d always been fond of the outdoors and set off to see a bit of the local area for himself.

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