My Fair Mistress by Tracy Anne Warren

Author:Tracy Anne Warren
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
ISBN: 9780345502445
Publisher: Random House Publishing Group
Published: 2007-10-30T04:00:00+00:00

Attired in an Alice-blue day dress with a pretty pair of matching shoes on her feet, Julianna glided down the staircase of her townhouse. Under her breath she hummed a merry tune, her senses alive with the knowledge that she would soon be with Rafe.

She was drawing on her gloves in the foyer, her butler holding open the front door in anticipation of her departure, when the beat of horse hooves rang out against the street pavers. Moments later, the horse came to a halt just behind her waiting carriage.

Up flew her eyebrows as she glanced out to discover that the horse had two riders: Major Waring and, seated inside the cradle of his good arm, her sister Maris.

What in heavens? she wondered, moving to the front step to watch as the major made an agile descent from his horse, then reached up to help Maris down.

As soon as Maris’s feet touched the sidewalk, she rushed forward. “Oh Jules, it was dreadful. He tried to abduct me!”

Breath squeezed inside Julianna’s lungs. “Who tried to abduct you?”

“Lord Middleton. But William…I mean, Major Waring saved me.” Turning her head, Maris sent the major a dazzling smile as he came up beside her.

At the mention of Middleton’s name, an icy chill raced along Julianna’s spine.

“Why don’t you go inside and tell your sister what happened,” Waring suggested, setting a gentle hand at Maris’s elbow to urge her up the stairs. “If I have any chance of tracking him down, I need to leave now.”

“Oh William, please be careful.”

“Never fear. I am well skilled at stalking an enemy.” Lifting Maris’s hand, he brought it to his lips and pressed a tender kiss upon it. With a bow, he mounted his horse and raced away.

Wrapping an arm around Maris’s shoulder, Julianna ferried her inside and up the stairs to the drawing room. After gathering her sister into her arms for a reassuring hug, she led them both to the sofa.

“Now,” Julianna declared, “tell me everything.”

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