My Elusive Countess by Carey Carolynn

Author:Carey, Carolynn [Carey, Carolynn]
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: Erotica
ISBN: 9781419937170
Publisher: Jasmine Jade
Published: 2012-03-21T16:00:00+00:00

“Good evening, my lord.” Rebecca Thornton laid her embroidery to one side when Blackbourne entered the drawing room. She motioned to a sideboard holding several decanters and glasses. “Would you care for something to drink before we go in to dinner?”

“Thank you, no.” Blackbourne glanced around the room. Amanda was seated on a settee near the window, a glass of ratafia in her hand. He gazed at her, his eyes drinking in her beauty. Although her soft rose gown was not in the latest style, it had the effect of darkening the color of her eyes and highlighting the golden flecks that shimmered in her hair. Blackbourne felt his desire rising and quickly diverted his attention to Rebecca, who was speaking again.

“I was just telling Amanda that she must return to London tomorrow or on the following day at the latest. She is hesitant about leaving David, of course, but the lad is not in the least bit of danger and he seems quite content with that nice young Thomas as his companion.”

Blackbourne nodded but said nothing. If Amanda chose to stay at Willow Place, the task of forgetting her would be made that much easier.

“Of course,” Rebecca continued, “if David were seriously ill, the situation would be different. However, Amanda now has an obligation to you and your aunt, who has so kindly agreed to sponsor her. Do you not agree, my lord?”

Blackbourne looked at Amanda. She stared into her lap as though fascinated by the tiny rosebuds embroidered into the fabric of her gown. “Lady Willowvale must not consider herself under any obligation to me. If she feels she should stay with her son, I would not be so disobliging as to insist that she do otherwise.”

Amanda looked up to meet his gaze and Blackbourne was startled to discover that her expression contained no subtle suggestion that she was recalling their embrace of that afternoon. There was no coy lowering of her eyelids, no half-suppressed smile of triumph and of expectation. Instead, her gaze was both candid and aloof. “I shall, of course, return to town, Lord Blackbourne,” she said. “As you so recently pointed out, the chore I have before me in London is something I must undertake for David’s sake. I think perhaps I can serve him best by continuing my siege upon the ton.”

Feeling more than a bit taken aback, Blackbourne struggled to suppress his sudden surge of pride in Amanda’s attitude. He realized he had been waiting for her to exhibit the behavior he had come to anticipate from women who knew a man was exceptionally attracted to them. He had expected her to turn smug and demanding. Instead, she was obviously attempting to prove to him that their embrace had not altered her expectations of him. He should be feeling relief, he reminded himself, not this inexplicable sense of loss.

“You must do as you see fit, Lady Willowvale.” He met Amanda’s gaze with an aloofness he hoped would match hers.

“That’s settled then,” Rebecca interjected in her customary phlegmatic way.

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