![]() ![]() But he was a Carlisle, for heaven’s sake! Did Father truly expect him to give up all his wild ways? Certainly, he’d reined himself in and was decidedly more careful now, including staying away from the married ladies of the ton. ![]() So he’d promised to put the reputation of the family and its legacy before all else. He didn’t know which was worse-being threatened to a duel by Lord Bancroft or seeing the disappointment on Father’s face. Good God, he still felt the embarrassment of that evening. ![]() After all, that talk with Father last year when he’d gotten caught with Lady Bancroft provided enough of an object lesson to last a lifetime. But his parents disapproved of the women whose company he favored, so he’d had no choice but to spend time covering his tracks. Damnation, he’d been out later than he’d intended. Sebastian Carlisle strode up the front steps of Park Place just as the first pinks of dawn began to lighten the sky. ![]()
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