Redeeming the Deception of Grace by Kristin Vayden

Author:Kristin Vayden [Vayden, Kristin]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi, pdf
Tags: Fiction, Romance, General, Historical
ISBN: 9781621350989
Publisher: Astraea Press
Published: 2012-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

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What was he doing? The deep blue of his eyes seemed to capture Grace's focus, holding her captive and prisoner within their depths. Unable to look away, she felt panic begin in her chest as he caressed her face with his gaze. The heat in his eyes made her skin feel flushed, and she tried not to tremble as his hand tightened on her waist, drawing her a fraction closer.

"You are beautiful, Grace. I don't think I've ever told you." His muted tone rang with sincerity, but could it be true? Oh, he had implied it before, charmed her with his rakish looks and compliments, but he had never taken down the roguish veneer, as he had just done. He spoke as if stating it was simply acknowledging a universal truth, incontestable. It made her feel beautiful to the tips of her toes and warm from the inside out. Never had someone so simply complimented her with such great authenticity.

"Thank you." It was all she could manage as she struggled to keep herself from falling even more in love with Ewan. Shiply. She had to think of Shiply, and then maybe she'd be able to erect the protective walls around her heart.

"Are you enjoying your evening?" Ewan asked, searching her eyes for a response before her lips gave it.

"Yes."

Never had she been so without words! But as she took in the strong jaw and full lips of Ewan's face as he spoke, she couldn't form any more words in her hazy mind.

What would it be like to kiss him? she wondered. Surely it would be like heaven.

As if reading her thoughts, he focused his gaze on her lips and licked his own, causing heat to swirl in Grace's belly. She bit her bottom lip to keep it from acting on its own accord, to refrain from reaching up to kiss Ewan in the middle of the crowed ballroom.

Ewan's eyes darkened with a hungry desire she hadn't seen before, and his breathing sounded labored as they twirled around the dance floor, unaware of anyone else. He pulled her closer still, his hands at her back seared her skin.

"Grace…" he whispered, speaking her name with reverence and — dare she hope love?

"Hmm?" She allowed her gaze to wander from his hungry eyes to his full lips.

When the music ended, she found she couldn't move from Ewan's embrace. Even if she could have moved her body, Ewan wasn't releasing her. After a deliciously tense moment where Grace waited and wondered, Ewan closed his eyes.

He took a deep breath and opened them. The way his eyes hungrily demanded her gaze left no question as to how he was affected as well. With a slight bow and an improper kiss to her gloved fingers that reminded her of the one she had received earlier — for which she had mercilessly berated him — he escorted her to the edge of the room.

"Until later." He spoke the words as promise, and after a slight hesitation, he trailed a finger down the edge of her face, leaving Grace shivering with hope as he walked away.

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