At the Midnight Hour by Alicia Scott

Author:Alicia Scott [Scott, Alicia]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Romance
Goodreads: 1176385
Publisher: Silhouette Intimate Moments
Published: 1995-07-17T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter 8

Liz and Richard were careful to remain apart for the rest of the day. They rode to the stables only to find the rest of the party had already returned. In silence, they walked back to the house, each lost in their own thoughts.

Liz, for one, was very confused by her reactions to this dark and volatile man. Her whole life she’d loved only Nick. He had been her friend, her husband and her lover. She had thought it would always be so.

But now those warm childhood days seemed so far away. Maddensfield loomed in her mind almost like a fairy-tale kingdom where all had been magical. Except for one Sunday afternoon of course, when the fair prince had died in her arms and the fairy tale had ended.

Now she was Liz the woman, living in a dark and gloomy house, trying to help a dark and gloomy child. And there was Richard the man, no fair prince, to be sure. Yet she was drawn to him in a way she had never been drawn to anyone. It was not the easy, simple love of her childhood. It was something more complex, something that tied her stomach in knots and left her breathless in his mere presence.

She liked his kisses. Very much.

But who was this dark man that drew her in? This house had too many secrets, and even as Maddensfield slipped away in her mind, Liz missed those golden days. In this new environment of morbid statistics and midnight vigils, she didn’t know her way around. A woman had died here. Liz slept in Alycia’s room, rode the horse named by her, cared for her child. But what had happened to Alycia? Who had pushed her from the tower?

Was it Richard?

She wanted to ignore such a thought. She wanted to push all doubt from her mind. Because she had liked his kiss, because she would sell her soul for another. But Richard seemed so distant at times, and his blue eyes were so often cold. He had secrets, too, secrets known only to him as he swirled his glass before the midnight flames.

In the dark of the night, she still didn’t know what went on behind those pale blue eyes of his. Nor how much it could cost her.

The doubt tore at her. She was accustomed to people who talked, people who shared. She’d fallen in love with a man who’d returned her passion as purely as she’d given it, until she’d seen his love in his eyes, his smile, the casual touch of his hand.

Attraction was a physical thing, entirely different from love. It wouldn’t last, especially with a man like Richard. He was too good at control. It would be easy for him to rouse her into flames while keeping his own heart untouched. And when he was done, when the passion at last was slaked, he would simply walk away.

But she would remain behind, and she would feel the pain. She only knew one way to love: absolutely, wholeheartedly and for forever.

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