My Fair Groom (The Sons of the Aristocracy) by Sande Linda Rae

Author:Sande, Linda Rae [Sande, Linda Rae]
Language: eng
Format: azw3, epub
ISBN: 9780989397346
Publisher: Linda Rae Sande
Published: 2013-11-18T18:30:00+00:00

Then the door shut behind him.

He turned to find Lady Mayfair, her arms crossed in front of her, leaning against the door. A rather lovely woman despite her age – Alistair thought she might be close to forty – Temperance Harrington was a stately countess, her golden hair swept up into an elaborate chignon with a ring of curls around the top. Her blue eyes, rather piercing blue at the moment, given the way she was staring at him, were framed by perfectly arched eyebrows and high cheekbones that were a bit pink. Although her lips were held in a thin line at the moment, Alistair knew that, at least in public, they were usually smiling, giving her a friendly, approachable appearance. Julia will look like her in twenty years, he thought, and then wondered why he would think such a thing just then.

“Really, Alistair,” she spoke in a hushed voice. “Whatever are you doing here?”

Alistair opened his mouth to respond and then instead took a deep breath. He thought to deny his identity, but she obviously recognized him. “How did you ... how did you know it was me?” he wondered, indicating his mode of dress.

Lady Mayfield dropped her arms to her sides and pushed herself away from the door. Moving to the nearest settee, she lowered herself into it as she indicated that Alistair should take a seat. Sighing, Alistair took the chair across from the settee, his posture erect in the event he needed to make a hasty retreat from the room. What if someone interrupted? Or overheard their conversation?

“I’ve known you since you were a babe in your mother’s arms,” she replied, keeping her voice quiet. “I probably changed one of your nappies a time or two,” she added, not realizing how that comment would sound to the young man who was suddenly displaying a reddening face. “Besides, you’re the spitting image of your father when he was your age.”

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