Sarah stood and paced the length of the floor.
“I recently found out why Jane chose to put an end to your marriage. My courtship with Lord Graham was a ploy by him to get close to my sister. He made sure that I could not say a word by threatening to harm her and now, he has done the same to her. Lord Graham is threatening Jane.”
“What?”
Colin shot up from his seat as his anger began to build. All this time, he knew that everything seemed wrong and did not believe that she would willingly seek to end their marriage and now, he had proof of that.
“I fear that is not all, Your Grace,” Sarah said, halting the angry rant he was about to spew.
“Lord Graham threatens to harm your nieces if she does not annul her marriage and leave you to be with him. He plans to elope with her and force her into a marriage she has no desire to be in.”
Colin’s mouth fell open and he stopped in his tracks.
“She did this for my nieces?”
His voice held amazement. He truly was amazed by how much she cared about his family. She had gone out of her way to ensure her safety, even if it involved denying himself of happiness.
“She loves you and your nieces, Your Grace. She will do anything to ensure that she keeps you all safe, even if that means denying herself of happiness.”
Colin has never felt so angry in his life. “Graham will pay for what he has done to my wife,” he vowed.
He took the last sip of his drink and got up to exit the room.
“Thank you for letting me know. I’ll have my carriage prepared for you. In the meantime, I have somewhere I need to be.”
“Where are you headed?” Mark, who had remained silent in all of this asked suddenly.
“To find Graham. Surely that must have been quite obvious.”
Mark rolled his eyes. “I know that you are angry but you cannot go looking for him without a plan.”
“He threatened my wife and nieces, Mark.”
“Yes, however, without a plan you will come off like a mad man to the ton.”
Colin opened his mouth to argue but Mark held up his hand.
“I understand that you wish to seek revenge and you will, however, you must do it in a way that ensures he is out of your lives forever. A man like him will not take kindly to being embarrassed and just might seek to wreak havoc,” Mark advised.
Colin slowed down and sighed. “What do you advise I do?”
“Perhaps it is worth mentioning that Jane will be meeting Graham tomorrow,” Sarah added.
Colin turned to her just as Mark snapped his fingers.
“There. Tonight you plan and tomorrow, you make him pay.”
Colin nodded after some deliberation. He turned to Sarah.
“Thank you, Sarah. I promise I will take care of this. He will not be escaping after all that he has done.”
