Chapter 3
She climbed back out of the coach, heading directly for the row of shops. If it was Vaughn, she needed to tell him what she’d overheard in Gunter’s. He had a right to know Samuel’s intentions. He might have an idea of how to protect her against the man since Samuel had made it clear he wanted to get her alone.
Hensley closed the coach door behind her and followed her as she passed a milliner’s shop and reached the jeweler’s. She peered into the windows, which were frosted around the edges from the cold, but she couldn’t see Vaughn.
Perhaps he’d gone deeper into the shop. She tugged on the brass door handle. It creaked open, and she slipped inside. The little shop was warm, but a faint musty smell emanated from the shelves where a variety of necklaces hung on stands and both br
