The Hellion and The Heartbreaker by McNare Jennifer

Author:McNare, Jennifer [McNare, Jennifer]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi, pdf
Published: 2012-07-09T22:00:00+00:00

Chapter 8

Over the course of the past weeks, Scarlett had lost count of the number of balls, dinner parties, afternoon teas, charity events, musical performances, and the countless other events she had attended. She had been bombarded with gentleman callers and had received dozens of invitations to go riding in the park, to stroll through Vauxhall Gardens, to attend the ballet and the theater, to lunch at the finest eating establishments in London, as well as receiving invitations to numerous other functions.

Although she would have preferred not to, for she hated to lead anyone on, she accepted invitations from a few of her suitors, primarily to keep any suspicion from falling upon her relationship with Alec. Though she found several of the gentlemen to be handsome, intelligent and decidedly charming, none of them even came close to diminishing her secret adoration of the Duke of Worthe.

Unfortunately, she and Alec had managed to spend only five glorious nights together since her arrival in London. Due to her near nonstop schedule and attendance at events that often lasted well into the early morning hours, finding opportunities to be together was not always easy. It was frustrating to say the least. In her wildest imaginings, she had never dreamed that she of all people would have caused such a stir since arriving in London. She received invitations to every social event, and much to her mortification, her activities were chronicled in the papers, gossip rags and scandal sheets on a daily basis.

The Scarlett Angel attended the theater on the arm of so and so. The Scarlett Angel was seen waltzing with this gentleman or that gentleman. The Scarlett Angel was seen riding through the park with none other than, etc… etc… For someone who had grown up relatively sheltered on her family’s country estate, the amount of attention she was receiving was completely overwhelming, and in her mind, utterly ridiculous. She kept hoping that people’s fascination with her would fade, but unfortunately, it only seemed to be increasing.

She had learned from Rory just yesterday that numerous wagers were already being placed at the local gentleman’s clubs, as to when her betrothal would be announced and to whom. Apparently there were a few odds on favorites including at least two dukes, three marquesses and half dozen earls. Knowing of Alec’s aversion to marriage, she highly doubted that he was one of the two dukes, but she hadn’t had the courage to ask.

Much to her ever-increasing consternation, Alec’s attitude toward her seemed no different than it had been during his visit to Grey Oaks. Though she fell more in love with him with each passing day, Alec, while more than generous with his passion, seemed to be keeping a tight rein on his other emotions. He was warm and caring, and even affectionate, but despite those things he continued to hold something back. She felt certain that in time he would come to love her as much as she loved him, but despite her confidence,

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