A Matter of Duty by Heath Sandra

Author:Heath, Sandra [Heath, Sandra]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
ISBN: 9780719805233
Publisher: Independent Publishers Group
Published: 2007-05-31T21:00:00+00:00

The moon had risen and the house was quiet. Louisa sat in the window of her darkened room. She’d extinguished the candles, preferring the shadows. Her hair was brushed loose, and she wore a flounced white nightgown tied at the throat with pink ribbons. The square was bathed with silver light. Reggie had long since departed, and the servants were in the kitchens enjoying their own wedding feast.

Kit hadn’t said very much to her, and when she’d come up to her room, he hadn’t indicated when he would join her, or even if he would at all. His whole manner toward her had changed. She’d told him the locket was simply spite on Geoffrey’s part, but he’d remained cool.

Her hands twisted nervously in her lap, and her wedding ring caught the moonlight. She heard his steps approaching at last. Her heartbeats quickened and she rose expectantly to her feet.

He knocked. ‘Louisa?’

‘Yes?’

He came in, his tall figure silhouetted from behind by the light in the passage. He still wore the clothes he’d had on for the wedding. For a moment he couldn’t say anything; he just looked at her, thinking that in spite of her deceit she was still very lovely indeed, still so very attractive to him. He wanted to spend the night with her, but pride wouldn’t permit him. He was glad now that he hadn’t confessed the truth to her in the chapel, for at least she’d never know how close he’d come to making a fool of himself. At last he spoke. ‘I came to wish you good night,’ he said quietly.

She stared at him, a myriad emotions crossing her face. Anger and hurt swept through her: anger that he so obviously believed her guilty where Geoffrey Lawrence was concerned, and hurt that he could so easily treat her like this. She raised her chin defiantly. ‘Good night,’ she replied.

He inclined his head and went out again, closing the door softly behind him. The room was once more engulfed in darkness.

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