Completing Beauty: Books 1-3 by Stella Andrews

Author:Stella Andrews [Andrews, Stella]
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Published: 2020-10-21T16:00:00+00:00

I open my eyes because something cool is pressed to my face and I see the anxious face of Mrs. Billings looking down on me. “Mrs. Moretti, can you hear me?”

I nod and as my eyes adjust, I see that I’m lying on a couch in the beautiful reception room overlooking the garden. Angelo is hovering nearby, looking so anxious I immediately feel guilty. I try to smile and laugh with a little embarrassment. “I’m so sorry, I don’t know what came over me.”

Mrs. Billings looks at me disapprovingly and shakes her head. “You overstretched yourself and passed out. Angelo carried you back to the house. I will call the family doctor.”

“No.”

I sit up sharply and feel like a fool. “I’m sorry, it was my fault, I pushed myself too hard.”

I look across at Angelo and say apologetically, “Please forgive me. I acted like a spoiled child and never considered you at all. You must be exhausted. Please accept my apologies.”

“There are none needed.”

He half smiles and I feel bad. These poor people have been saddled with a grade A bitch and I smile apologetically. “I’m sorry to be so much trouble, I’ll try to behave.”

Mrs. Billings shares a look with Angelo and he turns and leaves with a small smile and she sits beside me on the couch. I stare at her in surprise as she says gently. “Listen, my dear, you are going through a period of adjustment. You’re far from home and lonely and have been left to deal with a situation that you can’t get the measure of. Mr. Moretti is a difficult man, but not an unkind one. You would be hard pressed to find a better husband and any flaws in his character are there for a reason.”

“What are those reasons, Mrs. Billings?”

I know she won’t tell me because instantly her expression shifts and she faces me with a hard expression. “I am not at liberty to discuss my employer, or anyone else that lives under this roof. If you seek answers, there is only one place you will find them.”

I sink back on the couch and feel so frustrated I want to scream. What is this place? There are so many secrets swirling around it, I almost can’t breathe. The people here are extremely guarded, which makes me wonder why. There is something so devastating in the past that it’s tainted the present. Maybe it’s my job to make sure it doesn’t do the same to my future, so I smile weakly and say in a small voice. “I think I’ll go and have a lie down. Please can you thank Angelo for rescuing me, he must be exhausted?”

Mrs Billings nods. “He’s a good man. Don’t make his job difficult for him, Mrs. Moretti, because he will suffer the consequences of your actions.”

She stands up stiffly and moves away, and I stare after her in shock. What does she mean, he will suffer the consequences of my actions? Surely Tobias isn’t that much of a dick?

Feeling weary, I head out of the room and take the staircase to the East wing.

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