Shades of midnight by Linda Fallon

Author:Linda Fallon [Fallon, Linda]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Romance, Historical
ISBN: 9780821774311
Publisher: New York : Kensington Pub. Corp., c2003.
Published: 2002-12-31T05:00:00+00:00

Eve felt herself coming awake, slowly and reluctantly. She hadn’t slept this well since she’d discovered Alistair and Viola! On this night, there had been no active dreams that exhausted her, no tossing and turning in her bed … She opened one eye. Make that on her sofa. No, make that on Lucien!

With one arm still around her, and her head more on his chest than his shoulder, Lucien slept on, unaware that she was awake. A glance at the window proved to her that it was morning, early but not too early. Bright but not yet too bright.

Instead of immediately jumping up, as she should, Eve lowered her head to Lucien’s chest, resting her cheek there for a moment longer. What on earth was she going to do? She loved him. If she thought for a single moment that he could love her back …

She finally sat up slowly, tugging at her wrinkled and disordered clothing, glad that she had not been wearing her corset too tightly. Mercy, all she wanted at the moment was to get out of the thing. It was amazing that she’d slept as well as she had.

She glanced at Lucien’s peaceful face. Well, perhaps not so amazing, after all. Had she ever felt so protected? So undeniably safe? He sheltered her, with his strong arms, with his very presence. Eve’s fingers itched to reach out and touch him, to trace the lines of his handsome face, to touch the strands of dark hair that touched his collar. If only he loved her …

She hadn’t made a noise, but perhaps Lucien sensed she had awakened. His eyes fluttered open. He smiled at her, still half lost in dreams. For a moment, Eve smiled back, then she came to her senses and turned her back on him to button her dress.

“You’d better hurry back to the boarding house, before Miss Gertrude realizes you were gone all night,” she said quickly.

Behind her, Lucien yawned and stretched. “No,” he said as he finished his yawn.

Properly buttoned up, Eve turned to face him. “No? I thought you were going to all this trouble to make sure my reputation wasn’t harmed? Was that just a … a lie to impress me?”

“It wasn’t a lie, but things have changed.”

“Nothing has changed,” she insisted as she stood. She must look a mess. Her dress was wrinkled and twisted, her hair fell in disarray around her face. And still, she maintained her dignity. “How could things have changed while we slept?”

“I didn’t exactly sleep the whole night,” Lucien admitted as he raked his fingers through his hair.

Eve gasped. “How could you?”

His smile was brilliant, and whether he knew it or not, quite charming—darn his hide. “Never fear, darling, I didn’t molest you in your sleep.” That smile faded quickly. “I spoke to Alistair.”

She knew that Alistair was much bolder than Lucien would ever be. Especially where women were concerned. “You channeled him while I slept?”

“No, I spoke to him.” Lucien’s eyes met hers. “Evie, I am not going to leave you alone in this house until he’s gone.

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