Miracle For a Madonna by Barbara Cartland

Author:Barbara Cartland
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781782138310
Publisher: Barbara Cartland Ebooks ltd
Published: 2016-04-29T16:00:00+00:00

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Lord Mere did not underestimate the danger both to himself of being discovered and the threat to Florencia’s reputation, so, after he had kissed her again until he felt as though they both touched the stars and the sky and were enveloped by the light of the moon, he said,

“I must leave you, my darling, and you must go to sleep and believe in me. Remember that I need your prayers.”

“I shall pray for you – without ceasing,” Florencia answered. “At the same time, I want to thank God that He sent you to save us.”

“You must not speak about it to anybody,” Lord Mere said warningly, “not even to your father or your brother. Do you understand?”

“I – understand.”

“It must be a secret. Our secret!”

She turned her face up to his and he looked down at her for a long moment.

“You have been in my heart ever since I can remember,” he said, “but I never thought that I would ever find you outside a painting.”

“But I am here – and I am – real.”

“I know that,” he said, “and I swear to you, my precious darling, that I will die rather than allow you to marry any man, let alone that devil who is torturing your father!”

Florencia gave a little cry.

“Suppose he – injures you or – kills you?”

“I will take great care of myself for your sake.”

He kissed her again, a loving tender kiss that made them both feel as if they were floating in the air miles away from the earth.

Then, as they came back to reality, Lord Mere rose from the bed with a sigh.

“Goodnight, my precious, my beautiful wife-to-be!” he said.

The deepness of his voice and the love in his eyes made her lift her lips to his, but he only took her hands, one after the other, kissed them gently and turned them over to kiss the palms passionately and insistently.

Then, as if he forced himself to do so, he walked across the room to the window.

Only as he moved between the curtains did he look back to see her watching him, her eyes wide and apprehensive, her hands clasped as if she was already praying for him.

He smiled at her and then the curtains closed behind him and he swung himself over the balcony and started slowly and painstakingly to descend to the ground.

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Hicks was waiting where Lord Mere had left him and they rode away, at first quietly through the woods in case anybody should hear them go.

Then, when they reached the open land and the moonlight was bright enough for them to see their way without worrying, they galloped as hard as they could back towards the villa.

Only when they had put the horses back in the stables and Hicks was helping Lord Mere to undress did they speak for the first time.

“Tomorrow you have to visit Prince di Gorizia’s Palazzo,” Lord Mere said. “I want you, Hicks, to be as clever as you have been today and most important of all to find out in which room Prince Vincente sleeps and the easiest way to approach it.

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