My Fair Scot: Scottish Historical Romance (The Mackenzies Take London Book 1) by Sara Bennett

Author:Sara Bennett [Bennett, Sara]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Dragonblade Publishing, Inc.
Published: 2026-03-06T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Fourteen

The house looked respectable enough from the outside, but once he passed the bruiser guarding the doorway, Callum could tell by the state of dress of some of the ladies that it was not respectable at all. He was glad his aunt was not by his side to see this—she would have dragged him home again. He was rather doubtful himself whether he should be here. His father, and certainly his mother, would not approve.

Callum averted his gaze from a woman whose breasts were all but bare. Was that a new fashion? He didn’t think it would catch on in Bonnyrigg.

“Apologies,” a breathless voice said at his side. “You are early, MacKenzie.”

He looked down at Penelope, relieved that she was here. She was wearing a gown the color of his mother’s favorite rose, a dusky pink, and although the neckline was lower than he had seen her wear before, it was certainly not as low as some of those here tonight. There was a sparkly necklace around her throat, and her hair was dressed with more sparkly stones, peeping out like stars from among her fair locks. A circlet of silk roses completed the look.

He wanted to tell her how beautiful she looked, but he found he had lost his words at the sight of her.

Penelope was casting glances about them at the assembly and now she pulled a face. “I am sorry to have brought you here, but it was the best I could do. This is definitely not Almack’s, but at least you will be able to practice dancing and conversing.”

He blurted the words out. “Don’t apologize. I will happily dance and converse with you, Miss Armstrong.”

She met his eyes and smiled wryly. “Well, we shall see. You can dance with others, but I will be keeping a close watch. If anyone is presumptive enough to try to take you upstairs, I will rescue you.”

There was that quiver inside him that happened whenever Penelope turned forceful. He wanted to tell her how much he would like her to rescue him but decided against it. Perhaps, if he was very good and didn’t make any mistakes, he could win another kiss from her at the end of the evening.

There was a small orchestra, rather out of tune, but the couples who had taken to the floor were enjoying themselves. Penelope reached for his hand and led him into their midst. Callum slid his arm about her waist, and drew her in close, and they began to dance.

She seemed to be concentrating on watching his steps as he strove to do his best.

“You are very quiet,” she said at last. “Have you no conversation, MacKenzie?”

“I am struck dumb by your beauty,” he replied.

Penelope shot him a displeased look, but her cheeks were pink. “Rather overdoing it, MacKenzie?”

“It is only the truth,” he said boldly.

Penelope let her gaze run over him as they parted, just their fingertips touching, and then resumed the dance. “You are rather beautiful yourself,” she said in her droll way.

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