Undisciplined by Golden Angel

Author:Golden Angel [Angel, Golden]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: spanking, domestic discipline, spanking romance, victorian romance, victorian spanking, domestic discipline romance, victorian domestic discipline
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 4

Watching Gabrielle taking yet another turn around the dance floor with another young fortune-hunter, Felix frowned. She’d attracted quite a bit of attention at her come-out, which he supposed was only to be expected. She was beautiful, well-dowered, well-connected, and wonderfully charming when she wanted to be.

For some reason, she just didn’t seem to want to be with him. At first he couldn’t figure out why she was ignoring him for the rest of the young men that had gathered around her – since he was the only one singled out for such treatment. Then as she’d raved about the flowers that each man had sent her following her come-out, thanking them prettily in turn, he’d realized his blunder.

Well, he’d never liked being part of a crowd anyway.

But he hadn’t meant to hurt her feelings either. Regardless, there was nothing to be done about it now. He wasn’t in the habit of courting young debutantes – ever – and so it wasn’t surprising that he’d made a misstep. He’d been trying to make up for it with their dances, but she held herself back from him there too, only making the bare minimum of conversation. Should he apologize again? Or would pointing out that he was cognizant of his misstep only exacerbate the situation?

“Booth, eh?” Philip asked, coming up beside Felix and frowning as the young Mr. Booth made Gabrielle laugh. “He’s in dun territory.”

“This is his first dance with her and she’s shown him no inclination,” Felix said calmly. While he didn’t like Booth, he wasn’t overly concerned about him either. The man was not well-skilled at subterfuge, not like some of the impoverished rakes that Gabrielle had also attracted. They didn’t approach, not with Philip and his cousins, as well as Felix and his brothers, beside Gabrielle’s friend Arabella and her brothers… but they circled. Like sharks just waiting at a chance to bite into some tasty prey.

“Is there anyone she seems interested in?”

Felix shook his head, thankful for that. The only gentleman who received any kind of significant difference in behavior was himself, and it was not in a positive manner.

“Eckeridge is trying hard though, I think he might actually be smitten – although I doubt he’d be quite so interested without her dowry. He’s not up the River Tick yet, but if he doesn’t stay out of the gambling houses, he will be soon. Foster and Rothingham are also well caught, they rarely leave her side.”

“Foster’s not so bad,” Philip mused, and Felix had to restrain himself from shouting the idea down. Foster wasn’t so bad, he just wasn’t right for Gabrielle. She wouldn’t be able to run over him exactly, but she wouldn’t need to; the man loved to indulge his ladies. Felix had no doubt that his wife wouldn’t lack for anything material, although he also doubted Gabrielle would be willing to share her husband with several mistresses. If Felix was her husband, he sure as hell wouldn’t have a woman on the side.

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