A Wallflower for the Duke: A Historical Regency Romance Novel by Ava MacAdams

Author:Ava MacAdams [MacAdams, Ava]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Cobalt Fairy LLC
Published: 2023-02-06T00:00:00+00:00

“This is unlike anything I have ever tasted before!” Anne exclaimed enthusiastically as she hungrily devoured the food that Gabrielle had cooked for them. “It is so full of flavors. Exotic flavors that I did not even know existed. You truly are a wonderful cook.”

Gabrielle looked pleased by the compliment until she turned to see Harry’s sullen face. He was being incredibly rude, hardly trying a thing, simply pushing the food around his plate with a fork. Anne thought that he was going to behave. What was wrong with him now? She tried to kick him under the table to remind him that he was supposed to be acting like a decent person, but his leg was out of reach.

“So, has anything happened while I have been gone?” their father asked in an attempt to lighten the atmosphere. “Have there been any scandals? I have been trying to explain London society to Giselle but she does not seem to understand it at all. It is very difficult to explain it to someone who has grown up in a very different culture.”

For a moment, Anne wondered what it was like in Jamaica. She wondered if reputations were still the most important thing and if women were restricted more than men. She liked to think of them living much sunnier, much more fun-filled lives with fewer rules, if that was where her father intended to spend the rest of his life.

“Something happened with your friend, Natalie, did it not?” Her father asked. “Harry mentioned that you have been worried about her.”

Oh! So Harry had noticed more than he was letting on. Now he was using that information to put Anne in the spotlight when she really did not want to be.

“Oh, well, this is not really a scandal,” Anne admitted. “Because it is not widely known by many people, so I do not want gossip to spread from here.” She stared hard at Harry because he was far more likely to talk than her father, especially because of his silly little perceived rivalry with William. But if he wanted to bring this up, then he needed to learn to keep his mouth shut. “But Natalie went missing for a few days. Her uncle, Broderick, found her safe and sound though, so there is nothing to worry about.”

Anne was not really expecting any kind of reaction, but she certainly did not prepare herself for the icy cold silence that she did get. And not just from Harry, but from her father as well. He had suddenly switched from being very happy and jovial to serious in less than a heartbeat.

“I would prefer you to keep away from that family,” he suddenly declared in a strange, strangled tone of voice. “I know that you are good friends with Natalie, so I do not mean her, but the rest of them.”

What? Anne’s eyebrow popped into her hairline.

“I agree,” Harry piped up. But this did not seem to be in his usual interfering way. There was a strange stoic aura to him now too.

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