The Swan And The Rake (The Shifter Season Book 4) by Laura Greenwood

Author:Laura Greenwood [Greenwood, Laura]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Drowlgon Press
Published: 2022-11-11T00:00:00+00:00

Eleven

Letitia

The carriage rolls to a stop outside the grand double doors of the Ferrington residence. I search around, half expecting to find Philip beside me as a companion. The carriage feels empty without him, and I have to admit that it's strange for me to be arriving anywhere alone. Now we're married, he is often with me, and when he is not, the Countess is by my side, watching on to determine if any of what I'm doing is acceptable to her, or if I'm risking bringing shame to the earldom. Perhaps one day, she will decide that she can trust me, but that's not going to be any time soon. If anything, she seems to be trusting me even less now I'm married to her son.

But at least she doesn't have an invitation to Lady Ferrington's soirée this evening. I'm uncertain how the deer shifter decides on who is worthy to invite and who is not, but it seems that the Countess has not made the list.

The door opens and I descend, careful not to rip my dress. Philip may have insisted on setting up an account at my modiste, but I didn't want to run up vast debts with her simply because I'm clumsy with my outfits.

The gravel crunches under foot as I approach the doors, taking in the rampant stags on either side. It's a wonder the human world hasn't realised that shifters exist when we can be so blatant at displaying what we are for the world to see. Then again, I suppose it's easy to say that it is simply a stylistic choice when the animal in question is something like a deer. Or a swan.

The doors open, and I step inside.

I hand my cape to a footman and follow his directions inside. The sound of raucous laughter and distant chatter fills the air, adding to my nerves about the evening. I'm unsure what the proper decorum is for an evening amongst the other married ladies of the ton, but I'm about to find out.

I step through an open door and enter a room filled with feathers and elaborate dresses, with each of the ladies doing their best to show off their husband's status, as well as what kind of shifter they are. It's an interesting collection of women who wouldn't necessarily have been companions before their weddings.

I search the faces, half expecting to find my friends amongst them before remembering that neither Georgiana or Mary are married and won't have been able to score an invitation.

"Lady Cygnus, how wonderful of you to join us," Lady Ferrington says with a genuine smile on her face.

"Thank you for the invitation," I say politely, remembering just in time that I don't need to curtsy deeply to her. While her husband is a Baron, Philip's cursory title of Viscount puts me above her in station, not below it.

"Do you know anyone who will be in attendance?" she asks.

"I don't believe so, neither of my close friends are married yet.

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