The Virgin's Auction by Hart Amelia

Author:Hart, Amelia [Hart, Amelia]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Publisher: Kite Publishing Limited
Published: 2013-03-30T22:00:00+00:00

Chapter Fourteen

Melissa and the widow were sitting eating breakfast when little Victoria entered. Victoria was the widow’s chambermaid, a sweet girl Melissa guessed to be twelve or thirteen years old.

“Scuse me, Marm, the post has come,” she said, placing two envelopes by the elbow of her mistress.

“Thank you, Victoria,” said the widow, turning the first letter over to read the name of the sender. “Oh lovely!” she exclaimed in delight, breaking open the wafer with a thumbnail. “And this one is for you, dear, she continued absently, passing over the other envelope.

Melissa took it from her hand, mystified that anyone should write to her here. Was it an invitation? But no, the hand was familiar. It was Peter’s handwriting. She frowned. Why would he take the trouble to frank her a letter when he could talk to her so easily? Or no, it wasn’t franked, only sealed. She broke the seal and spread out the single sheet.

Melissa felt the blood drain from her face.

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