Chapter 1: Chapter 1

London, 1888

"I've never felt so naughty," Sir Colin muttered to himself as he looked down at his neatly trimmed beard. It makes me want to do bad things."

The sound of his own voice sent a shock through his body and he bit his lip to keep from smiling.It was a strange thing to say, but the expression on Bob's face made it all the more endearing. The big man blushed and st roked his beard in response, though his back was towards Colin at the moment. He turned as one of the footmen approached him with a tray in his hand and bowed his head to receive the offering.