Su perfecto sinvergüenza by Amanda Mariel

Author:Amanda Mariel
Language: spa
Format: epub
Publisher: Babelcube Inc.
Published: 2022-11-29T00:00:00+00:00

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cup and sipped from it as she considered how she might get Rosie to leave her alone. Before long, her thoughts returned to Jasper.

“Did Lord Crawford get the note?”

Rosie looked up from the book she was reading. “I suspect so. I slipped it beneath his door as you requested.” She narrowed her gaze at Celia. “How is it you have gone from despising the man to writing him clandestine letters?”

“There was nothing clandestine about it,” Celia said.

Rosie closed her book with a thud. “All of this time, I thought you held a grudge because the Marquess poked fun at you when the coach was stuck. Now I think far more transpired between the two of you. What exactly happened last spring? And why have you forgiven him now?”

Celia pressed her lips together and sank back against her pillows.

“If you tell me, I will retire to my room and let you sleep without my fussing over you.”

Celia could not refuse Rosie’s offer. She pinned her gaze to the ceiling and considered where to start. “Do you believe in love at first sight?”

“I believe in attraction at first sight,” Rosie replied.

“No.” Celia shook her head. “Attraction is different. That is animalistic and easy to satisfy. I am talking about something much more profound. The desire to be near someone, to delight in the smallest attentions and have your heart squeeze with pain when they are not near. The simple joy in having them close and deep satisfaction in the simplest of touches. An undeniable pull toward another soul.” Celia blew out a breath. “A connection that seems to exist for no reason at all, but is there non-the-less.”

“Are you trying to tell me you are in love with Lord Crawford?”

“Perhaps, but that is not what I was trying to say.”

“Then I must confess to being confused.” Rosie leaned forward and propped her chin on her fists. “What were you trying to convey?”

“That day last spring, I remember thinking Lord Crawford was the most handsome man I had ever seen. But it was more than that. I felt a pull toward him. A connection, unlike anything I could have imagined before.”

Rosie huffed a breath. “You could have fooled me.”

“That was the point,” Celia said. “It startled me. I choose to ignore it and cover the feelings with anger instead. I was so frustrated, and he did not help with his contradictory words and then the way he took charge, and all of you did exactly as he commanded. It was easy to allow my vexation to cover what I was feeling.”

Celia turned when she heard the shuffle of feet outside the door. Her heart somersaulted when she saw a letter slide into her chamber.

“Stay in bed.” Rosie held up her hand as she stood from the chair to retrieve the note.

Celia’s heart pounded while she waited for Rosie to give her the parchment. The moment Celia’s fingers closed on the carefully folded square, she opened it. Then grinned at the words scribbled on the parchment.

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