The Misunderstanding of Miss Louisa by Maggie Dallen

Author:Maggie Dallen
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Published: 2020-04-14T21:00:00+00:00

10

It was impossible not to laugh at her.

In the nicest way, of course. It was just that she was so sweet, and so genuine, and so…adorable.

All flustered and frenzied one minute and laughing at herself openly the next.

She was like no one he had ever known before, and that feeling was back. The feeling of finding fresh air after living in a stagnant cave. Of seeing life in all its color for the first time. Of digging in the dirt and coming upon a rare gem, something not of this world.

Her freckles were more prominent against her pale skin out here in the moonlight and he found himself tracing their pattern with his eyes as she sighed heavily, the gesture making her chest rise and fall.

Much better to keep his gaze on her freckles than allow himself to take in the perfectly feminine lines of her body and the lush curves that seemed to thwart society’s standards as much as she did.

She muttered something he could not make out, but that was all right. He’d found himself dizzyingly out of sorts throughout this entire conversation. One minute they were talking about ghostly dance partners and now it seemed he was being accused of judging her harshly.

“I promise I will be good from here on out,” she said, interrupting his thoughts. “I will be the epitome of a fine young lady.”

He tried to imagine this irrepressible imp being quiet and proper. He fought a grin. No, he definitely could not imagine it. She would not be who she was if she wasn’t being curious and adventurous and inquisitive and—

“Is this another test?” she demanded. Her hands were clasping and unclasping in front of her in agitation. “I’ve failed again, haven’t I?”

He was horrified to see tension replacing her natural, jubilant happiness. He’d never before met anyone so close to laughter at any given moment, so it was startling to see her so visibly distraught.

He watched as she steeled her features and straightened her shoulders, adopting the sort of posture and expression that screamed ‘cool, aloof, and untouchable.’

He hated it. She was hiding away the girl that was driving him mad, and he would not stand for it.

Reaching out gently, he stroked his knuckles over her jaw, watching with delight as her lips parted and her eyes grew dark and dazed.

She felt it too, this dizzying pull, this inexplicably intense attraction.

He was dying to kiss her. Aching to feel her lips against his, to taste her sweetness and revel in her softness. He leaned in slowly, giving her ample time to back away.

She did not.

Her gaze looked mesmerized as she watched him move closer, closer…

When his lips found hers, she sighed softly as if in relief. Heat coursed through him at the feel of her lips moving against his, shyly meeting his kiss as he grazed his mouth over hers.

He wanted to tug her into his arms and deepen the kiss but the sound of the balcony doors opening behind him had him pulling back instead.

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