Harlequin Historical March 2016--Box Set 2 of 2 by Christine Merrill

Author:Christine Merrill
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781460395301
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2016-10-15T00:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER NINETEEN

Lizzie knew she was being beyond foolish. She couldn’t spend two whole hours alone with Daniel. Whatever was left of her virtue would certainly not remain intact. She knew what a scandal it was just being in the house alone with him, even if they did not see each other, but she couldn’t find it in herself to care. She couldn’t resist him. Even if she went in with the best of intentions, one of his smouldering looks would have her begging him to make her his.

She would have to tell him the truth. Once he knew who she really was, then it was his decision whether he still wanted her as his wife, but she wouldn’t allow him to seduce her and then tell him. Daniel was an honourable man and once he had truly taken her virtue, then he would insist on marriage, even if he didn’t want it when he found out her true identity. She would not be the woman who forced him down the aisle.

Lizzie sighed—it had been a nice fantasy. She had been drawn into his world and she had fallen completely and irreversibly in love with Daniel. Lizzie had always assumed she would never fall in love, it seemed like the sort of thing that happened to other people, but here she was completely infatuated with a man who thought she was someone else. What made it worse was that he desired her. Lizzie knew all the compliments he paid her were to advance his cause, but when he looked her in the eye and told her she was beautiful she believed him. Daniel had helped her find her self-confidence.

Glancing at the clock, Lizzie flopped back down on to her bed. Daniel had taken her aside after breakfast and whispered his instructions in her ear. He had arranged for all the ladies to take a trip into Cambridge to do some shopping. At the last minute Lizzie was to cry off sick.

She’d done just as he’d ask, saying her chest was feeling a little sore and that she planned to rest for the afternoon. Harriet had glared at her and Aunt Mathilda had twittered on about it not being right for a young lady to be left alone in a gentleman’s house, but Daniel had flashed her his most charming of smiles and made assurances that her niece’s reputation would be perfectly safe, so the two women had gone shopping.

Now she just had to wait for Daniel to knock on her door.

Five minutes later she felt she was going mad with nerves. Knowing she couldn’t wait much longer, she opened the door and peeked out into the corridor. Lizzie almost shrieked with shock. Standing just outside her door, with his hand raised ready to knock, was Daniel. He held a bunch of flowers in one hand that he must have picked from the garden.

‘May I come in?’ Daniel asked after a few seconds.

Lizzie’s heart was racing, so instead of replying she just nodded.

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