The Wallflower's Wicked Wager (The Wallflower Wins Book 2) by Eva Devon

Author:Eva Devon [Devon, Eva & Devon, Eva]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Fiction, Historical, Romance
Publisher: Bard Productions
Published: 2020-11-26T18:00:00+00:00

Chapter 13

Gideon did not know if he should feel triumph or not because he’d convinced her.

She was going to come and look at the stars with him.

Which would only lead to him growing closer to winning the wager—a wager he had almost forgotten.

For a kiss under the stars? It would surely happen. But this no longer felt like any sort of winning.

With all his heart, he wished her to choose her writing over the stars with him. . .

Even if he longed to take her mouth with his and experience the wild abandon that only she seemed to evoke in him.

But much to his shock, instead of swooning and happily following his lead, her eyebrows suddenly lifted and she gave a sly, determined smile.

“Laird MacAlister,” she said. “I shall not be going with you. As tempting as a night gazing out upon the stars is, I have other things to do. Your company is lovely and tempting, but I shall not be seduced by you.”

It was almost as if she had somehow been able to read his thoughts.

She was throwing his own invitation back in his face.

And he was thrilled.

Just now, the entire conversation they’d had proved to be the most genuine he’d had in his entire life.

Ladies often did not feel as if they could be transparent with him. No, they felt they had to perform some siren’s dance with him to be alluring or interesting, when, in fact, those things were very distancing.

He felt close to Helena in a way he’d never felt to anyone. Truly, because she was being herself, he was certain. He saw her. Her real self, a self that she clearly did not allow other people to see. Suddenly, he was delighted that she had not been seduced by his trappings. She did not wish to go see the stars with him. She wished to go write her book. And it was the most wonderful thing in the world.

“Can I come and watch you write?” he asked abruptly.

“Don’t be absurd,” she said. “No one likes to be watched while they’re writing, do they?”

“I don’t know,” he replied frankly, but oh how he wished to watch her work. Still, he wouldn’t intrude.

“I cannot imagine that anyone would,” she said, her lips pursed. “I will have no distractions, sir. And if you’re very good, perhaps I shall read you a few chapters of my book later.”

“Do you promise?” he asked. “Because now you are the one who’s tempting me.”

“Promises, promises,” she replied. “I’m not entirely certain, but I will tell you this. You cannot tease me away from the hours that are meant to fulfill my dreams.”

“Good,” he said. “Because, Helena, your dreams are great ones, and I wish to make them come true.”

Her eyes widened and softened. Her lips parted ever so slightly. “Don’t say things like that,” she said.

“Why?” he asked, surprised by her response.

“Because they are more seductive than any look that you give me.”

“Well,” he said, “I should try not to say them then, but they are true.

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