The Earl of Zennor by Lauren Smith

Author:Lauren Smith [Smith, Lauren]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781960374264
Published: 2023-04-18T18:30:00+00:00

CHAPTER 6

Something was different. Bridget knew it, and it worried her. Yesterday, when she had danced with Trystan, she had lost herself in the moment and done as he had told her to. She became the waltz. She had been moonlight, flowers and music. And for one brief moment, Trystan had been right there with her, the magic of the waltz transforming them from two beings into one.

She had never experienced that before, except perhaps with her mother when she was young. They had been reading a book together about faraway lands with names like India, and the story had come alive like some wonderful kind of magic. Being connected to Trystan had been just as wonderful, but in a different way. There was something about dancing this way with him, feeling the heat of his body against her own. She wanted to dance with him again and again until she was dizzy from the delightful twirling.

But today, Trystan was avoiding her. When they weren’t at lessons, he was locked away in his study with orders not to be disturbed. During her lessons, he was more abrupt in his dealings with her than ever. His distance shouldn’t have bothered her. The man drove her mad, after all, with his commands and constant quizzing. Yet it did bother her, and it bothered her that it bothered her, and all of this was a bother.

“Men,” she muttered as she stomped ungracefully upstairs to change for dinner that evening.

She was a nervous wreck, as she was about to meet Trystan’s infamous great aunt. Graham had made no small number of jokes about the woman, her poor eyesight and even worse hearing. Trystan had endured the teasing with an amused expression, yet whenever he had spoken of his great aunt, he’d sounded rather fond of the old woman. Whether that was because she was his last close relative or because he genuinely liked her, she had no way to tell. Regardless, Bridget actually desired to make a good impression on her. But rather than give any helpful advice, Trystan had drilled her over and over on various topics about the weather, which was the only subject she was permitted to discuss this evening.

When she tried to protest, pointing out how dull she would appear if all she could talk about was the weather, Trystan had arched one dark brow in challenge.

“Oh? And do you know anything about the economy, philosophy, literature, or the arts?”

The hurt this remark caused her must have shown on her face, because he quickly amended his words.

“When we have more time, I’ll teach you anything you want to know.”

“Anything?” she asked.

“Anything. But since we do not have time for that tonight, you must stick to topics that require very little studying. The weather and someone’s health.”

Graham had unhelpfully begun a discussion on the different types of clouds, which only confused her greatly. She couldn’t remember the difference between cumulus and nimbus. By the end of the luncheon, she’d become properly muddled and more than a little angry.

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