How I Danced With The Duke (The Duke's House Party Book 1) by Eva Devon

Author:Eva Devon [Devon, Eva]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Fiction, Historical, Romance
Publisher: Bard Productions
Published: 2023-07-27T18:30:00+00:00

Wexford swung his gaze to the duke, his eyes narrowed. It wasn’t public knowledge that Griffin’s sister had had a brush with nearly losing her mind.

Of course she would, with such a husband. No, no one had known about it. He was not even supposed to know about it or his mother. He didn’t know if his father knew, but the diary had been clear. She had been afraid, and the wind had been driving her mad as it howled in off the coast, and she was left there in the cold, lonely months of winter with her husband to torment her.

“I’ve heard Cornwall is very beautiful,” Lady Virginia put in quickly as if she sensed the tension.

How could she not? It was suddenly so thick he could have cut it with a knife.

“You must see it. You’d feel at home at once,” Wexford said.

“Perhaps I should visit,” she said carefully before quickly pivoting. “But I don’t think it will be for some time. My schedule is quite full. Besides, Yorkshire is enough for me at present. I can’t imagine being away from the galleries of London for too long.”

Wexford stared at her, and the duke had to bite back a laugh. He rather liked the fact that she was not easily taken in and that she danced around the man’s difficult propositions.

“I have requested that you sit by me at dinner this evening,” Wexford said. “I hope you shall enjoy it.”

“Oh, most certainly,” she said brightly, though her shoulders tensed. She cleared her throat and widened her eyes. “But just to warn you, I hate conversing over supper, don’t you? I always like to enjoy whatever the cook has made.”

Wexford blinked again.

The duke was fairly certain that she did not mean it. She struck him as someone who loved a good chat.

But his admiration for her grew by leaps and bounds. She was showing no pressure or difficulty under the signs of unwanted attention. And he rather thought of all the young ladies who’d faced unwanted or difficult attention and had not been able to bear up so well.

It wasn’t right. He wished he could change all of that and sweep it away. But he knew he couldn’t, and as they got to the house, she stopped and smiled at both of them. “I can make my way now. And I prefer to go to my rooms on my own. Besides, Agatha is taking a nap. I shall join her there.”

Where the blazes was Mrs. Bedford? The question suddenly hit him and sent him ill at ease. Was she not supposed to be near at hand to be with Virginia?

But she was not. He’d have to find out quickly why the plan was being deviated from.

With that, the duke stopped and waited for her to retreat. Wexford made as if to take a few steps forward, but Griffin held his hand out. “Not now, Wexford. The young lady has asked for a moment on her own.”

“Good.” Wexford gave him a smile.

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