Ravish Me with Rubies by Jane Feather
Author:Jane Feather [Feather, Jane]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Zebra Books
Published: 2020-10-14T00:00:00+00:00
Chapter Sixteen
âYou look so beautiful, Petra,â Fenella declared, stepping back to examine her friendâs appearance.
âA perfect bride,â Diana agreed. âThat simple style is exactly right for you.â She smoothed a fold in the narrow white velvet skirt of the high-necked, long-sleeved gown that clung closely to Petraâs shape, emphasizing her slim waist and softly rounded bosom.
âSit down, dearest, and Iâll adjust the veil.â Fenella shook out the filmy white lace. âWhereâs that silver fillet to fasten it?â
âYou wonât be needing that,â a voice said from the doorway.
âGuy, what on earth are you doing in here?â Diana exclaimed. âDonât you know itâs unlucky to see the bride before the ceremony?â
âSuperstitious nonsense.â Guy closed the door behind him as he stepped into the room. âThat is a most enticing gown, my sweet.â He bent and kissed her nape, sending goose bumps down her back.
âYou shouldnât be here,â Petra protested but without much conviction.
âI had to bring you these.â Guy set a velvet box on the dresser and opened it to reveal the rubies nestling within. He took out a silver fillet, thickly studded with deep red stones. âThis will hold the veil.â
Fenella took it from him, marveling at the richness of the gems. âThis is so beautiful, Guy.â Reverently she positioned the circlet on top of the white lace veil that reached to Petraâs shoulders. âStunning against the white,â she murmured.
Guy took a pair of ruby earrings from the box and gave them to Petra, who was sitting in something of a daze on the dresser stool. She screwed them into her earlobes and then moved her head, watching the light catch the brilliant red drops.
âAnd now this.â He took a collar of rubies and fastened it around her neck, where it glowed against the white velvet of her gown. âGive me your right wrist.â
She did so without speaking and he fastened a circlet of silver and rubies around it. âStand up and letâs see the whole effect,â Guy said.
Petra rose slowly, walking to the long mirror and examining herself in the same stunned silence. âI must be worth a kingâs ransom,â she said finally.
Guy laughed. âNot an exaggeration, but they look wonderful on you.â
âOh, my goodness, what are you doing in here, Lord Ashton?â Lady Ceciliaâs shocked voice interrupted them. âYou mustnât be in here, really you mustnât.â
Guy turned toward the lady, with an apologetic smile. âIâm breaking any number of taboos, Lady Rutherford, I do apologize. But I wanted Petra to wear the Granville rubies and I didnât want to bring them until this morning. Iâll make myself scarce now.â With another bow and a charming smile, he kissed his future mother-in-lawâs hand and left the room.
âGood heavens,â Cecilia said, with a flutter of her hands. âHow remarkable. The groom really should not see the bride before the ceremony. How could you have allowed him to come in, Petra?â
âI didnât exactly,â Petra said with a rueful smile. âWhen you get to know Guy better, Ma, youâll understand that one does not allow or disallow him to do anything.
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