Bewitched by Sandra Schwab

Author:Sandra Schwab [Schwab, Sandra]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: romance, historical romance
Publisher: Sandra Schwab
Published: 2013-11-18T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter Ten

Amy woke to a cold, gray morning and an empty space beside her in the bed. For a moment she lay absolutely still as the memory of what had happened, of what she had learned the night before, flooded back. With a groan she clapped her hands in front of her face.

What have I done? she thought again.

She had shared her body with somebody to whom she was not married, with somebody whom she probably didn’t even like, and who would never have slept with her if it had not been for some sort of love potion. For, of course, there must have been a potion in that punch. Looking back, she now saw how completely it had changed her behavior. Dear heaven, how careless and forward she had been with Fox! The liberties she had granted him! And last night she had even taken the ultimate step: she had shared her innocence.

Something occurred to her, and she hastily scrambled out of bed and threw back the blankets. Anxiously she inspected the covers.

No blood!

Her shoulders sagged with relief.

Thank God, there was no blood. For how would she have explained this to the maid? Something they had never thought of last night, of course. And what was more…

Suddenly feeling faint, Amy sank down on the side of the bed and put a trembling hand on her stomach.

They hadn’t thought about pregnancy, either.

Fear gripped Amy. Her eyes stung, and she felt as if she were about to be sick.

She was ruined.

She had slept with a man to whom she was not married, and their engagement was based on a mere illusion. All the affection she felt for him conjured up by the love potion.

Yet even this knowledge, even the memories of his odious behavior at the ball and at the beginning of Lady Worthington’s musicale, did not diminish her false regard for him.

What a mess! What an utter, horrid mess!

And of course, she could never tell him. He wouldn’t believe her anyway, not in a thousand years. Not Mr. Sebastian Stapleton, who had lectured her on the importance of rational thought and the dangers of flights of fancy. No, he wouldn’t believe her.

A shiver ran through her body.

Her naked body.

Oh, sweet heavens…

Again, Amy clasped her hands in front of her eyes and fought against her tears. Whatever shall I do now? She had never felt more alone nor more afraid.

She had to take several deep breaths before she managed to regain her composure. With a sigh she wiped the wetness from her cheeks—drowning herself in her tears would not help her now.

She sniffed, then went over to the washstand. She splashed some of yesterday’s water into her face, dried herself with the towel, and straightened to look in the mirror. Except for a small bruise at the side of one breast, hair that was tousled more than usual, and lips that were slightly puffy, her body remained unchanged.

Almost disbelieving, Amy looked herself up and down. But no, her arms and shoulders

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