1 - The Magician & the Fool: The Arcana Glen Major Arcana by Tara Maya

Author:Tara Maya [Maya, Tara]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: The Arcana Glen Major Arcana#1
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

Bethany planned to give Alephander an earful about how he’d treated Janet and her father Yan.

First, she had to track Alephander down. That wasn’t easy in a house the size of an art museum. Bethany also found herself quickly distracted by the marvels on every wall and down every corridor. The outer ramparts of the Castle were a fairytale recreation of a Norman fortress, but inside, Arcana Castle was a Tudor-style manor as envisioned by the finest artists of the Gilded Age. The Large Dining Room was paneled with Italian marble wainscoting and gold gilt crown molding that framed Renaissance frescos. The molded ceiling was also painted like a Renaissance church and gilded in gold. The room could easily seat a hundred guests. The Small Dining Room was half the size but just as richly decorated, featuring pomegranate walls and carpets, furniture of mahogany and tooled leather, saturated with ruby and maroon details. The Tea Room, on the enclosed glass veranda, offered a lighter mood of white wicker furniture and blue and daffodil yellow colors. The Tea Room overlooked a large patio and the backyard—which stretched into hundreds of acres of forest and Swan Lake. At the moment, the garden and woods were blanketed in snow, a winter wonderland of white and crystal. There was also a Billiards Room, a Music Room, a Breakfast Parlor, and, fantastically, a Ballroom.

She hadn’t even explored the towers or guest suites yet...

Bethany was staring up at the Tiffany chandeliers along the Grand Hall when she bumped right into Alephander. Today, he wore a tight t-shirt and workman’s jeans, like any ordinary guy. The way he filled out that shirt and jeans, however, was far from ordinary. He caught her shoulders to keep her from stumbling. She wore a yellow cardigan over a matching lemon blouse and navy slacks, but she could feel his sensual grip through the material. For a moment, she was aware only of the heat from his broad chest and his spicy, masculine scent.

“Sorry!” She jumped back. “I wasn’t watching where I was going.”

Alephander’s eyes sparkled. She thought he had grey eyes, but right now they gleamed hazel—almost gold. That fiery gaze caught hers and she couldn’t look away. Her heart leapt faster like a deer fleeing a mountain lion.

“Alephander...” she gasped. She remembered she wanted to talk to him about something, but her mind had gone blank.

The side of his lips curled up in a slow, sexy smile. She’d never seen him like this before. The hallway felt smaller when he filled it up with his presence. Then he reached out, cupped his hand around the small of her back and tugged her closer to him. All around them, candles in the wall sconces flickered to life as the curtains over the windows swished closed on their own. The corridor deepened into romantic candlelight. The rest of the world slid out of the way, and all she could see was him. She had to tip her head up because he towered over her, making her feel protected and nervous at the same time.

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