HISTORICAL ROMANCE: Scottish Romance: Scars of a Highlander (Highlander Alpha Male Romance) (Historical Fantasy Scottish Time Travel Romance Short Stories) by Michaels Cassandra

Author:Michaels, Cassandra [Michaels, Cassandra]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2016-01-05T18:30:00+00:00

Here is a FREE bonus 8000 word romance story “The Rogue Duke” by Cassandra Michaels.

The Rogue Duke: Scandalous Nobility

Sophia sat listening to the sound of the fire crackle as she pulled her dark brown hair through the pearlescent comb her mother had given her. The comb brushed through her hair without hitting any knots and then she pulled it back and pinned it into a loose bun, which let her curls bounce down around her pretty face.

She looked in the mirror and let her eyes hover over the reflection which had been steadily growing with her for twenty-one years. She was a beautiful girl or so everybody else thought. She had skin as white as the snow, which fell softly and quietly outside of her bedroom window. Her blue eyes were big and full of a sparkle which could only be found in those girls who believed that life was better spent being lived. Her dark brown hair was deep and warm. It fell down her back to her waist and in summer the sun’s beams would give her honeysuckle highlights which would shimmer whenever she moved.

Her attention got pulled away from her reflection by a knock at her door. She stood quickly and walked over to answer it.

“Our guests will be arriving soon.” Sophia’s mother said when the door was open enough for each to see the other.

“I’m almost ready mother.” Sophia said, as she glanced back into her room and the dress she still had to put on.

Her mother looked at her for a moment as though she was trying to decide whether or not what she was seeing was good enough. It lasted for a few seconds before she finally nodded and then walked away from Sophia’s room, without another word.

Sophia closed her door and looked over the dress. It was made out of beautiful dark green silk that was soft to the touch and kind to Sophia’s curves. The bottom of the dress seemed to float across the ground magically as though it was designed to never touch the ground and the body of the dress had been made with the finest bone corset that money could buy.

Sophia’s mother had bought her the dress. It had been bought with the intention of it being worn that night and that’s what was going to happen whether Sophia liked it or not.

She walked over to the dress and let her hand touch the silky material. It was beautiful and she would look beautiful in it, but she knew that beauty came at a price. She shifted her hand up the dress and felt the boning that would tear into her chest and force the air out of her lungs. She felt a soft frown bury into her forehead as she pulled it off its hanger and starting to pull it over her petticoat.

The silk felt cold against her skin and left a trail of goose bumps along its path, but Sophia didn’t mind. She was glad to be out of the itchy cotton dresses that had been all the rage the year before.

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