An Agent for Claudia by Marie Higgins

Author:Marie Higgins [Higgins, Marie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Marie Higgins
Published: 2019-05-23T05:00:00+00:00

NINE

She would never let Blake kiss her again!

Claudia thought she’d had her feelings under control until she’d allowed that womanizer to hold her so gently and passionately kiss her. And to think he’d made her cry last night. Augh! Only her one true love, Johnny Evans, was supposed to make her cry. So why had she allowed smooth-talking, handsome Blake Bentley with his knee-buckling grin to crawl into her heart?

Starting today, things were going to change, and she was going to take control of her feelings. After tossing and turning most of the night, she finally reached the decision that marrying Blake was indeed the right thing to do in order to get Phillip out of her life. She’d let Blake train her so that she could protect herself while trying to trap her cousin into giving away his criminal past. Her plantation was at stake, and she wouldn’t jeopardize it for anything in the world. Her father had entrusted her with its safekeeping, and she wouldn’t let him down.

She dressed in a violet gown trimmed with white lace. Today, she fixed her hair differently, only pulling back the sides and fastening them with her pearl-studded combs. The length of her hair cascaded down her back and over her shoulders, curling slightly at the ends. It had been awhile since she had worn her hair down like this, but she had a point to make and she wanted to dress the part. No longer was she the simpering daughter of a wealthy plantation owner. Instead, she was the owner. Men around town didn’t think she could do it, but she would prove them wrong.

Deciding to wear her wide-brimmed straw hat with lavender ribbons, she grabbed that along with her white wrist gloves. As she glided down the grand staircase, she pulled on her gloves.

Her butler was the first servant she saw this morning. “Toby, could you get my buggy ready? I’ll be taking it to check on the plantation first thing.”

“Yes, Miss Cummings.” The forty-three-year-old man nodded and quickly headed out the front door.

She stopped at one of the mirrors hanging on the wall as she placed her bonnet on her head and artfully tied the thick bow under her chin. Before moving away, she stared at her reflection. Thankfully, there was no trace of the tears she’d cried last night. Another good thing was that nobody could see the damage that her heart had gone through last night, either.

What a fool she’d been to let him reel her in with his sultry looks and tender touches. What a bigger fool she’d been to think that he actually cared about her feelings.

Lifting her chin and pulling back her shoulders, she strode out of the house, feeling like she could accomplish anything she set her mind to. Wouldn’t Pa be proud of her now?

Toby had the buggy pulled around and parked in front of the house. He took her hand and assisted her up onto the seat. She adjusted her thick skirts as she made herself comfortable.

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