Free Cavendish Brothers 02 - To Enchant an Icy Earl by Catherine Gayle Page B

Cavendish
followed his wife out into the courtyard to join the gathered
crowd. Even still, it was Tristan who pushed his way forward to
join Abby and Robert in the middle.
    “ I’ll thank you to watch
your tongue in the presence of my wife, Goddard,” he said in that
tone he always used—the seemingly calm presence hiding a passion
few would ever know. “And I would advise you to listen to your
sister.”
    “ But Danby thinks he can
force me to marry…well, she’s pretty enough, all right. I’ll give
her that.” Robert Goddard drew a hand over his face, as though it
would clear his thoughts. “But she’s a lady , my lord. And you know as well
as anyone that I am the furthest thing from being a gentleman
you’ll ever meet.”
    Throughout their conversation, Calista
had been moving ever closer to them—as had the others gawking in
the courtyard, until they formed a loose circle around Abby,
Robert, and Tristan.
    Tristan caught Calista’s eye and
winked at her. He never winked. He must truly feel comfortable, or
he would never be so playful.
    “ I’ll have you know,”
Tristan said to Robert Goddard, though his eyes never left Calista,
“that sometimes the unlikeliest of matches are the
best.”
    “ I would second that,”
Wesley Cavendish said from behind his brother.
    “ And I would add,” Abby said firmly, “that
it is inadvisable to attempt to thwart Danby. You’ll never manage
it. Trying to do so isn’t worth the trouble.”
    Calista could only smile to herself.
Danby and Tristan were far too alike in that regard. And she
couldn’t agree more wholeheartedly if she’d tried. It wasn’t worth
the trouble to try to stop those men.
    The reward of allowing them to have
their way was far too great.