The Most Beautiful Girl in Cuba by Chanel Cleeton

Author:Chanel Cleeton [Cleeton, Chanel]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
ISBN: 9780593197813
Google: 9Ez2DwAAQBAJ
Amazon: 059319781X
Publisher: Penguin
Published: 2021-05-03T23:00:00+00:00

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The street is quiet when we finally stop in front of a beautiful home.

Despite the late hour, it looks as though the owners of the house have recently hosted a party, because guests still linger when our carriage arrives. As nerve-wracking as it is to be among others, it is easy enough for my conveyance to blend in with those of the party guests, to give the impression that I am one of them.

I exit the carriage and turn toward the building MacDonald pointed out to me.

I am nearly at the door that my rescuer has left ajar for me when I stop in my tracks. Two policemen walk toward me, deep in conversation.

My heart pounds.

Have I been given up already?

One of the policemen looks my way, his gaze resting on me.

I gather the skirt of my gown in my hand, ready to return to the security of the waiting carriage, but the policeman merely inclines his head in greeting, stepping aside to let me pass by.

I wait for his friend to say something, to sound the alarm, but miraculously neither one of them appears to recognize me.

Quickly, I walk into the house through a door left open just as my rescuers said it would be. I follow the instructions I was given by Decker and MacDonald, and press myself against a wall, peering around the corner as the last of the guests depart. I can almost make out the shape of a dark-haired man standing near the front door in elegant evening dress.

I try to steady my breath, drawing back so none of the crowd can see me.

Finally, I hear the sound of the door shutting, and then there’s a light touch on my arm.

I look up into the dark eyes of the man I saw glimpses of before, and his image swims before me, exhaustion overtaking me.

“Come,” he says gently, and he leads me quickly to a suite of apartments for my exclusive use.

He leaves me alone with two women who will look after me, and after I am bathed and tucked into bed, I fall asleep.

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