She laughed. “You’re the last one I’d ask for help.” She ignored his growl and continued to struggle.
Duncan led her into Alastair’s office, and the sight of him and Beth made tears sting her eyes. Alastair had Beth in his lap at his desk and was kissing her sweetly as they whispered to each other.
Duncan cleared his throat.
Alastair sighed and kissed Beth’s mouth before lifting her out of his lap. Instead of leaving, he held her hand to keep her standing by his chair.
“Good morning. I wanted to tell you that Angelica will stay with us for the time being.”
Her heart sank. She forgot about the problem at home. If she hadn’t felt like Kenneth was a threat to her, she would have left.
She pulled away from Duncan and walked to the other side of the room. “I want to thank you for your hospitality.”
“If there’s anything you need, don’t hesitate to ask.”
“Thank you, sir,” Angelica said.
“Why don’t you go into the dining room? We’ll be right in.”
“Yes, sir.” She turned, ignored Duncan’s glare, and walked past him and out the door.
Chapter Four
Duncan watched her leave and only turned back to his brother when he cleared his throat.
“What did you need me for?” Duncan asked.
“I was going to tell you I put her in your wing, but now I’m rethinking it.”
“Why?”
“Because it doesn’t look like she wants to be anywhere near you. What’s that about?”
“I have no idea,” Duncan said. “I know things are weird between us, but there’s an attraction, or I thought there was.”
He saw Beth squeeze his hand and whisper in his ear. His brother’s brows rose, and then he snorted.
“My Beth just informed me that you had a maid up in your room last night in lingerie?”
“Fuck,” Duncan said and wiped a hand down his face.
“I thought it was a rule that we didn’t ever use the staff because it always caused problems,” Alastair said.
“It was one time, and it happened weeks ago, and I was drunker than fuck. It was after all that shit happened with Freya and then Debra, my ex.”
“So, nothing is going on with you now?”
Duncan glared at Alastair. “Fuck no.”
“And she knows this?”
“Yes. I told her to stay the fuck away from me last night. She took it upon herself to come to me. I didn’t ask her.”
“Will she cause problems?” Alastair asked.
“I have no idea.”
“She already has,” Beth said.