A Most Inconvenient Love by Jillian Eaton

Author:Jillian Eaton
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Merry, Aileen Fish, Courtney Milan, Regency Romance, Erica Ridley, Erin Knightley
Publisher: Jillian Eaton
Published: 2016-03-03T16:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER EIGHT

The rose gardens outside of Grosvenor Square were traditionally viewed during the day, but there was an undeniable beauty about them when seen in the moonlight. A beauty Evie hardly noticed as she slipped between the tall shrubbery guarding the delicate rose bushes and made her way to a white arbor that the late Duchess of Ardmore had requested be built in the middle of the gardens so she could paint while sitting in the shade.

A quick glance around assured Evie that she was alone which wasn’t surprising. She had picked tonight with a purpose. Nearly everyone she knew – including Merry, Nicola, and Rosalind – were at a ball on the other side of town. She had been invited as well, but had feigned a stomach ailment in order to stay home. Her mother had gone in her stead, which made sneaking out of the house far easier than Evie had been anticipating. Now that the difficult part was over, the only thing she needed to do was wait...something far easier said than done with her heart pounding in her chest and nervous energy coursing through her body, making it impossible to remain standing in one place.

Was she doing the right thing? It was a question that had been haunting her for the past two days and followed her even now as she drew back the hood of her cloak and began to follow a stone pathway that looped around the middle of the gardens in an ever-widening circle. She felt a hard tug on the hem of her dark blue skirt and stopped to untangle herself from a thorn, pricking her thumb in the process. Blood welled, staining her glove.

“Damn,” she muttered under her breath. As if she did not have enough to worry about. How was she going to explain this to her maid?

Tugging off both gloves Evie secured them in the pocket of her cloak and used her tongue to staunch the flow of blood. It tasted wet and metallic, causing her stomach to do a slow, greasy flip. She really should have eaten more for dinner but her appetite had been sorely lacking. How could she be expected to eat lamb and asparagus when she was getting ready to go kiss a man she hardly knew? A man who made her feel more alive – and confused – than Reinhold ever could. A man who sparked her temper and her desire in equal measures. A man so infuriating she could hardly stand to meet his mocking gaze...and yet at the same time couldn’t make herself walk away from him.

How was it possible her emotions were such a complicated knot after only two meetings? In all of her time with Reinhold she had never felt so much as a flicker of confusion. From the very beginning she had known precisely what he had to offer and what she was expected to give. They were a perfect fit. Everyone agreed.

But if that was really true, why

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