A Regency Invitation: Three First In Series Romances by Wendy Vella

Author:Wendy Vella
Language: eng
Format: mobi, azw3, epub
Tags: Regency Romance
Publisher: Vella Ink
Published: 2016-12-02T00:00:00+00:00

“Will you play for me, Eva?” Daniel looked across the table to his wife. She had been quiet this evening, her face pale and drawn. He’d asked her what was wrong and she had used missing Reggie as an excuse. She was lying. He knew it by the way her eyes dropped when she answered, and he wondered what had taken place between him spending a few hours in his office and now.

“I have not had a lot of practice on the new piano, Daniel. Indeed, I will sound almost rusty when compared with some.”

“Then I shall listen and point out your mistakes.”

His taunt did not even produce a smile.

“Eva, has something upset you?”

“No, I am well, Your Grace, just missing my brother.”

He was suddenly ‘Your Grace’ again.

“I would like to thank you again for my beautiful piano, Daniel.” She said the words quickly to draw him away from his question about her welfare.

“Eva—”

“Will you play also?”

“I’m not sure I remember how,” he said, leaving the subject of her health alone for now. Memories of his mother always surfaced when he played, so he had stopped. “Eva, we are to attend the Stratton Ball tomorrow.”

Any color she had in her face leeched away.

“Must we?”

“Yes, we must. I am a duke and you, my duchess. Therefore, there are expectations upon us.”

She looked ready to faint. Where the hell had the woman he had kissed this morning gone? He would speak with Wernham and see if she’d had any visitors. Something had unsettled her, and he wanted to know what.

“I have no gown.” She was digging deep for any excuse.

“Eva, it is decided and tomorrow night you will go with me to the Sutton ball. Claire and Simon will both be there, as will my grandmother. For all the good she will be.”

“Excuse me. I…I will go and choose some music.”

He watched her flee, then picked up his wine. He had no doubt it would take only a short time for her to win over society, and he predicted the ton would have a new darling by the end of the season.

He slipped into the music room minutes later and seated himself in the big chair he had placed before the fire. It was angled perfectly so he could see Eva’s face as she played. Her hands flew over the keys and her eyes were fierce as she followed the sheets of music. He could almost feel her passion as she poured everything into her playing. She made love with the same intensity, and she was his—every delectable inch.

He let her play for some time, then rose and went to stand beside the piano.

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