Love and Christmas Wishes: Three Regency Romance Novellas by Rose Pearson

Author:Rose Pearson [Pearson, Rose]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Landon Hill Media
Published: 2018-11-29T18:00:00+00:00

Chapter Seven

The following morning, Katie awoke with a pounding headache. It did not leave her until after she had drunk at least five cups of hot, sweet tea and eaten far too many pieces of toast smothered in jam.

She was, it seemed, feeling quite discontented.

Last evening, after Samuel had gone back into the house, she had been left to pick up the pieces of her broken heart before following back after him. Her expression had been serene and she had apologized profusely to Lord Halifax for quitting the room without informing him of her desire to have some fresh air, but he had simply waved away her concern and told her that he quite understood.

He had been rather distracted, she had thought, for even though they had danced and conversed, Lord Halifax had never really settled his gaze upon her again. Instead, he continued to watch the other guests and had spent some time in conversation with George Grainger. Katie had talked quietly with Jane, who had expressed her delight that the viscount had been kind enough to dance with her and telling Katie that she was to marry a ‘most amiable gentleman’. Given that the subject of matrimony had not yet been discussed, Katie had found it a rather strange conversation but had accepted the compliment for what it was. Jane had not wanted for partners after the viscount had danced with her, although she had danced very often with George Grainger who, after apologizing for his tardiness, had immediately swept Jane out onto the floor for another country dance.

All in all, it had been a pleasant evening, aside from the fact that she had been pained to see Samuel dancing with another lady whom he could not appear to lift his eyes from. It had made things all the worse to see him outside, following her. His concern had been both wonderful and agonizing, his whispered, pained words biting at her soul.

And, yet again, he had walked away. She still could not understand why he was so willing to reject her, what it was that forced him to step aside for Viscount Halifax to take his place, but Katie knew that she had nothing else to do but accept it. To complain, to cry and to beg, would do nothing for her. It seemed as though Samuel was doing all he could to forget her, to find someone else to love instead of her. Perhaps it was time for her to do the same.

Rising from her chair, Katie dressed quickly, shivering a little in the cool air of her bedchamber. It was still quiet in the house, which meant that neither of her parents had yet risen. There were a few sounds emanating from Jane’s bedchamber, which was next to her own, but that came as no surprise to Katie. Her sister had always been one to rise early although she did not always join them for breakfast. Jane often preferred her own company and would take breakfast in her room, choosing to read quietly or continue with some correspondence or other.

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