The Dangerous Gentleman by London Julia

Author:London, Julia [London, Julia]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Romance, Contemporary
ISBN: 9780440235613
Publisher: Dell
Published: 2002-01-02T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Fourteen

Polly did not care for her mistress’s decision to move to the west wing, and frowned at the musty drapes

and sagging bed. The room wasn’t fit for a groom, much less a countess. But Lady Albright was just like

the girls—headstrong and foolish. When the door burst open, Polly bestowed her disapproving frown on

her ladyship. “It’s dark as Hades in here,” she snapped.

“Hades is lit with eternal fire,” Lady Albright shot back, and moved quickly to the vanity, threw herself

down onto the bench, and buried her face in her hands.

Polly snorted; bad humor was just what she deserved for being so petulant. A woman’s place was with her husband. “Shouldn’t be here, I’ll say. It’s not good for you.”

“Don’t, Polly! Please, I n eed to be alone.”

Polly clucked her tongue disdainfully. “Just like the Albright girls,” she muttered irritably as she marched from the room.

That was where Polly was wrong. There was nothing about her that remotely resembled an Albright in

any shape or fashion, Lilliana thought angrily as she stood and struggled from her gown.

And she did not want to be an Albright, either, not if it meant such cold, hardhearted indifference! Oh God, oh God, how

had she ever gotten herself into such a mess?

She would never forget the way he looked when he walked into the orangery, his thick sandy hair tousled

by the wind, the impossible span of his chest, and that lopsided grin that had made her knees shake and

her hands tremble. And tonight, in his oh so pr ecious study, the way he had leaned against the door, casually perusing her —

Bloody marvelous, her cheeks were flaming because of a bonafide, self -important ass!

Who did he think

he was, traipsing off to London and some woman, then waltzing back to Longbr idge to protest that she seemed out of sorts? He must think her the consummate fool, an unsophisticated rustic with a brain the

size of a pea! For all his faults, Benedict never treated her so poorly —a bit domineering, perhaps, but he was first and foremos t a gentleman! She should have married Benedict.

She should never have let a

childish fantasy guide such an important decision.

Lilliana angrily fumbled with the fastenings of her gown, and in a moment of frustration yanked so hard

that she succeeded in popping a button and launching it clear across the room. She should have married

Benedict, settled at Kealing Park, and lived her life in familiar surroundings. What a fool to think she might have soared with Adrian! What a pathetic bumpkin to believe a man like him would want her companionship! Ah, but he was a scoundrel, a liar for letting her think it!

She jerked the gown from her body and threw herself on the bed, where she remained tossing and turning all night, hoping he would come to her and hoping j ust as fiercely that he would not.

The next morning, her anxiety was not eased in the least. A storm had passed in the night, coating the branches outside her window with ice and the ground with snow.

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