Devil in Her Dreams by Jane Charles

Author:Jane Charles [Charles, Jane]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: alpha male, regency england, anthology, regency anthology, catherine gayle, jerrica knightcatania, jane charles, ava stone, espionage
Published: 2014-05-10T04:00:00+00:00

Where was he? Louisa still sat alone at the table after Eleanor had taken her brothers inside. Louisa had been watching for Marston to emerge from the woods, but he hadn’t. It was the only path she knew of. Was he shooting again? Practicing so she wouldn’t beat him? Did he even have his gun?

Why did she feel the need to find him? That she couldn’t answer. She only knew that she needed to see Marston and wanted to spend more time in his company. Was this how a lovesick schoolgirl felt? If it was, she didn’t like it one bit. She had never simply sat and waited on anyone. There was always an activity to occupy her time. Maybe if she returned to her embroidery, she wouldn’t notice his absence. Yes, that was what she needed to do. Louisa made her way inside and up to her room and stopped to look out her window. There was still no sign of Marston. Drat that man. Picking up her sewing basket, she left her chamber, glancing into all of the public rooms to make sure he hadn’t entered without her knowing, before returning outside. At least if he came out of the woods he would find her stitching instead of simply staring at the spot where he had disappeared.

The breeze was pleasant, and Louisa turned her mind to the task at hand.

She pricked her finger three times before she set the material aside and sucked her finger into her mouth. As long as she didn’t see the blood, she would be fine. As it was, a small spot stained the delicate fabric, and she had to give up.

What was wrong with her? Embroidery had always held her interest, and she could sit for hours while listening to others converse around her, or to her father read or practice his sermon, or simply stitch in silence. But not now. Not since Marston had kissed her and marched off.

What if he had fallen or was injured? Louisa strained to look for him. Though she didn’t know the man all that well, two hours was certainly a long time to be away walking.

She moved through the garden. Perhaps she should check on him. Yes, that was a very good idea. Of course, she didn’t want him to think she was actually coming after him, but a lady did have a right to stretch her legs and walk about the grounds. She didn’t have to tell him she was concerned, after all.

With her mind made up, Louisa marched off in the direction he had gone. If anything, it would put her mind at ease. She strolled along the path, looking in each direction but did not see Marston anywhere within the thick foliage. Ahead of her the path curved and she knew it would open to a small clearing in the woods. On the other side, the path continued for a bit before it opened into the field where she and Marston had held their shooting contest.

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