Stealing the Duchess by Marie Higgins

Author:Marie Higgins [Higgins, Marie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Marie Higgins
Published: 2015-11-10T06:00:00+00:00

ALEXANDRIA STAYED IN her room for two days straight, too afraid to confront Julian. What upset her most was not that she had fallen in love with a man who wasn’t real, or that he had yet to explain himself or offer marriage, but that she had turned back into a little mouse again. She quite enjoyed her new role as a woman who stood up for herself and didn’t allow others to take advantage of her. So why had she gone back to being a meek wallflower once more?

For two days she’d cried out all of her tears. She had no creative energy to write, either, and to her, that was unthinkable. Now, she was determined to get out of bed and confront her future.

If she had one at all.

She moved to her armoire and searched for a dress to wear, one that would make her feel like a strong, confident woman. She frowned. Apparently, she needed to go shopping. She couldn’t see one gown that would make her feel such convincing emotions.

A knock came upon the door. She jumped and swung around, her hand flying to her bosom. Could it be Julian coming to talk to her finally? She tried to steady her breathing as she hurried to get her wrapper. “Who is it?”

“I’m your new maid, Miss.”

New maid? Martin had never given her a maid of her own. Then again, her brother-in-law wasn’t in charge any longer.

Cautiously, she stepped to the door and opened it barely enough to see who was on the other side. A young woman, perhaps only a few years older than Alexandria, stood facing the door, wearing the dark brown dress with white round collar and the matching apron of a maid’s uniform. The woman’s blonde hair was a shade lighter than Alexandria’s curls.

“Good morning, Miss Templeton.” The maid smiled. “My name is Miss Dawn Johnson.”

Alexandria nodded. “Good morning.” She licked her dry lips. “Who...hired you?”

“His Grace did, just last night. He said I was going to be your personal maid.”

How thoughtful. She realized her heart was softening toward him and she frowned. No, she must not forgive so quickly. At the moment, he wasn’t exactly on her list of favorite people. “It’s nice to meet you, Miss Johnson. Please come in.” She opened the door wider for the maid to enter.

Dawn Johnson entered and closed the door behind her. “Would you like your breakfast now? Or would you like me to assist you in dressing?”

“Actually, I would like my breakfast and then a bath, if that is all right.”

“Of course, Miss Templeton.” She curtsied and left the room.

Alexandria walked back to her bed and sat on the edge, trying to figure out why Julian would get her a personal maid. She suspected her brother-in-law had already moved out, and thankfully, she didn’t have to fight Julian to keep her and Joanna here, so naturally the servants would have left with Martin.

Yes, that was probably why a new maid was assigned to her.

During the next two hours, she ate, bathed, and dressed.

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