Voyage of the Heart by Lane Soraya

Author:Lane, Soraya
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Lake Union Publishing
Published: 2014-11-17T16:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 16

Alice slipped from the house with a spring to her stride. It was about to rain, the air thick with the muggy smell of a storm headed toward the city, but she didn’t care.

Most mornings she escaped her house, happy in the knowledge that she wouldn’t have to face her husband or the ugly, dimly lit interior of their home for at least eight hours. But today, she had another reason to be sunny. Mr. Roberts had finally sorted a retirement package out for Mrs. Perkins, and she was starting her position as his assistant.

Along with the prestige, she was going to get a pay raise, a small office of her own with a desk large enough to spread out at, and a window glimpsing the city below.

And she was going to be reporting directly to Matthew.

Matthew. Just saying his name made her tingle all over.

There was something between them. Something that she wished wasn’t so forbidden.

Comparing him to her husband was like pairing a box of shiny apples beside a handful of rotting plums. Back in London, choosing between the men might have been more difficult. Now, her husband would be unlikely to appeal to any respectable woman.

But Matthew? Matthew was something else entirely.

And married, she reminded herself. A mean-faced Mrs. Perkins had been sure to emphasize that piece of information as she’d strutted from the office last night.

But Alice didn’t care. All she cared about was the extra money in her paycheck each week. Although it would be a nice change to take orders from a man who looked like a screen actor and smelled so wealthy it literally oozed from his skin.

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