Her Daring Duke : A Second Time Brides Spin-off by Sky Purington

Author:Sky Purington [Purington, Sky]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: sky purington, regency romance
Publisher: Sky Purington
Published: 2023-12-28T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Seven

Isabella wondered if she would ever sleep again as she stared up at the canopy above her bed later that night. How could she when she would only ever hear, see, and feel Joseph? The way he had played the pianoforte for her. How the music he’d written had so touchingly woven her life together yet somehow included him all at once.

She wiped away yet another tear and tried to even her breathing when she remembered what she had felt when she first heard his music. How she’d had no choice but to drift toward it.

“Who’s playing that?” she had murmured even though she already knew and could hardly believe it.

“As I said,” Maude had replied from what seemed a great distance away despite strolling arm-in-arm with her. “Your next contestant.”

“Impossible.” Yet somehow, some way, she’d felt Joseph in those beautiful notes. He was undeniably her friend, but there had been something beyond that in the heartfelt music he created. Notes that urged her to go to him. Be with him.

So, she had.

Then, she’d lost herself in the way he had lost himself as he played. She might have imagined a lot about him because he’d shared a great deal, yet this side of him was new to her. The sheer pleasure he clearly felt when playing a pianoforte. She could never have imagined his fingers flying over the keys so elegantly, nor that they could create such poignant music.

God’s truth, reflecting upon the entirety of the evening, the night had been astounding on every level, from Duncan singing to Ernest’s poem to Joseph’s music. She had gone into this contest hoping for a bit of fun and found courage and talent in all three.

Above all, though, she could now say with confidence Joseph felt just as strongly about her as she did him. If she had not heard it in his music, she had certainly felt it when he’d pulled her close. When she experienced such incredible heat between them.

How she had longed for his kiss. Just one kiss before she lost him.

Yet it seemed he was stronger than her because he’d pulled away when he had been so close. If that were not heart-wrenching enough, he had then swiftly backed out of her contest as well.

So she could just imagine what he would make of her final dare.

A final challenge her maid had delivered to all three men before Isabella had a chance to tell her not to deliver Joseph’s. Yet it had been done, so that was that. He could still just as easily bow out, yet she prayed he would not. That his competitive, perhaps even jealous, nature got the better of him.

“This is going to be so exciting,” Maude exclaimed the next day as she, Isabella, and Prudence strolled outside, enjoying the pine-scented brisk air and warm sunshine. Preparations were well underway for the ball and bonfire the next night. Her friend slid Isabella a knowing smile. “And how eager I am to see who will be your official escort.

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