Disfigured Love by Georgia le Carre

Author:Georgia le Carre [Carre, Georgia Le]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Goodreads: 22447568
Publisher: Georgia Le Carre
Published: 2014-12-02T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter 17

That night I lay in scented bathwater thinking of Isabella Thorn Dufferin. The water felt slippery with all the oils and powders I had poured into it. I thought of the Count, the way he had used his cane to remove her hands from her most intimate parts. Then I thought of Guy.

I got out of the bath and dressed in my green robe. And then I had a thought. I went to the box and took the pearl necklace out. I put it around my neck. I pulled my hair into a knot at the back of my head. Let it be the necklace that draws him. Let me see if I can hook Guy Hawke the way Isabella Thorn had hooked the Count. I looked foreign. My neck looked too long and delicate. The pearls had their own luster. I knew I looked different. I looked as if I belonged to a different time.

Misty came into my room.

‘Wow,’ she exclaimed. ‘Where did you get that from?’

‘I found it,’ I told her.

‘Where?’

‘The dresser in the Countess’s room has a secret drawer.’

‘I see.’ She paused. ‘It’s beautiful, but I don’t think it’s a good idea.’

I touched the necklace protectively. ‘Why not?’

‘What if he doesn’t like it? My instructions are to take you naked.’

‘I am naked. This is just a piece of jewelry.’

‘All right. I suppose it doesn’t matter.’

I smiled at her. ‘I’ll take the blame.’

‘Damn right you will,’ but she smiled to take the sting out of the words.

On the way to the room Misty looked at me sideways. ‘Does this mean you are falling for him?’

I stood in shock. ‘Why ever would you say that?’

‘Why would you adorn yourself if not to attract someone you are attracted to?’

We reached the room silently. Misty blindfolded me and left. I heard the door shut and I took off my dressing gown and sat on the bed. Being blindfolded is a strange thing. It gives you a wolf’s sense. What I would not have normally heard felt heavy in my ears. The sound of the fire roaring and the wind howling outside. Ren had said that there might be another storm tonight.

Even though the room was lovely and warm I shivered slightly.

Then, in the corridor, I heard the sound of his footsteps. It was strange how acute my hearing had become. Nervously, I waited for the steps to pause outside, for the door to open, and for him to stand inside the room. As always he closed the door and leaned against it, watching me. It seemed to me that he leaned against the door watching me longer than usual.

He strode toward me and I felt not lust or admiration, but anger coming off in waves from his body. His fingers brushed my throat roughly and the necklace chain was ripped from me. In a daze I heard the pearls land on the floor and roll away in every which direction.

He leaned close to my ear. His voice was harsh. ‘Don’t adorn yourself for me,’ he said, and slowly swiped a pearl along my bottom lip.

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