For the Love of Lynette (The Swan Sisters Book 1) by Jillian Eaton

Author:Jillian Eaton [Eaton, Jillian]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2022-04-25T23:00:00+00:00

Chapter Ten

Nathaniel’s hands burrowed into the deep pockets of his trousers as he waited in the foyer of his parent’s townhouse. Although nearly twice the size of his own, it seemed small in comparison due to his mother’s lavish taste in furnishings. Long, heavy draperies hung from every window and oversized chandeliers dripped from every ceiling, giving each room a closed-in effect that he’d secretly loathed as a child. Tables and bookshelves crammed with every imaginable vase, bowl, and trinket lined the walls and various rugs – often two or three to a room – covered every inch of the hardwood floor. To remain standing in place while a dozen eyes peered at him out of old family portraits hanging three deep on the walls was no small task, but he managed to do it, albeit with a tight-lipped grimace.

When his mother finally descended the curving staircase he breathed a silent sigh of relief and went to her side, assisting her down the last few steps before he pressed his mouth to the back of her hand.

“Mother,” he said quietly.

“Nathaniel!” Rebecca Blackbourne’s eyes, the same bright green as her son’s, lit up with delight as she grabbed both his hands and squeezed tight. “Let me look at you.”

She always acted, Nathaniel thought with some amusement, as though they’d been parted for months instead of two weeks. Since he knew it was her way, he stood patiently while she fussed over the length of his hair and the tiny scratch on the side of his chin he’d given himself while shaving.

“Well?” he drawled when she finally sat back on her heels. “Do I meet your approval?”

“Your hair is far too long,” she said with a sniff. “And your valet needs to be more careful when he is attending you.”

“I like my hair as it is and I prefer to shave myself.”

“Well then you need to be more careful.” She lovingly cupped his jaw and brushed her thumb across his cheek. “I do not want to see this handsome face marred in any way.”

Nathaniel grinned. “I think it makes me look a bit roguish, don’t you?”

“Roguish,” Rebecca scoffed. “Roguish. Why, I’ve never heard of such a thing. Come along dear, you are just in time. Annabel is about to start her recital on the pianoforte.”

“Annabel is doing a recital?” One eyebrow shot up. His younger sister by five years, Annabel was notoriously tone-deaf. “You never mentioned anything about a recital.”

“Because I knew you wouldn’t come if I told you about it,” Rebecca said cheerfully. “Your sister is going to be so very happy to see you. And your father as well.” Slipping her arm through the crook of his elbow, she patted his hand as they strolled through the parlor and into the adjoining music room.

His father, Nathaniel quickly noted, looked about as enthused about the recital as he felt which was to say not very enthused at all. Sitting in the middle of the room with a glass of scotch in

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